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FLEURY RETURNS The second time around was a charm for Haydn Fleury. He got an extended look and should be that much closer to making the big club next fall. SPORTS — PAGE B1

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trol the Parliament that determines whether it lives or dies. The drama reached a high point overnight Monday, as a series of delays culminated in an agreement around 5 a.m. on a persistent irritant involving dairy and the future of Canada’s tightly controlled sector. The Canadian government appears to have assured the long-term entrenchment of the supply-managed sector, which is detested by free-market economists but backed by every major political party, provincial governments, and the domestic dairy lobby. Canada agreed to 3.25 per cent more foreign imports, a minuscule change compared to what some countries asked for.

The accused in two separate cases — a shooting and a drug bust — tied only by where they happened made their first arraignment court appearances. A rural property east of Red Deer was the scene of a gunfight in the spring of 2013. More than a year later, the property was the scene of a drug bust Red Deer RCMP say is tied to the Red Scorpions gang. Police have said the two incidents are unrelated. In the first case, Brad Voykin, 26, and Josh Cusler, 29, are accused of aggravated assault and robbery with a firearm. A lengthy preliminary hearing that took more than a year wrapped up on Aug. 31 with the two committed to stand trial. Cusler, represented by Nicole Sisson, and Voykin, represented by Andrew Phypers, were not present in arraignment court on Monday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. Jackie Fry acted as agent for all parties saying the defence counsel were still trying to work out trial dates. Crown Prosecutor Ann MacDonald confirmed these discussions to Justice Glen Poelman. Cusler and Voykin’s arraignment was adjourned to Nov. 2 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. The two were arrested after they were found suffering gunshot wounds by Red Deer RCMP. Police allege a gun battle took place at the Balmoral Heights residence on March 19, 2013. On July 23, 2014, Red Deer RCMP in connection with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, Calgary Police Services and Airdrie RCMP executed a three-location search warrant. The location near Red Deer was the same residence that was the alleged scene of a gun battle in 2013. Cory James Lesperance, 30, and Robin Joseph Stewart, 53, were arrested by police.

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Getting set to face off in a battle of Nylon Tug-O-War Eastview Middle School teachers Carmen Scott, left, and Bonnie Rae put on a little attitude during a Spirit Day Rally at the school on Monday. The two joined other staff and students at the school for an afternoon of fun as they recognized their school teams.

Twelve countries reach tentative Trans-Pacific trade deal BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ATLANTA — Twelve nations, including Canada, have reached a tentative deal on a massive Pacific Rim trading bloc billed as the largest-ever deal of its kind, with implications for hundreds of millions of people, hundreds of products and industries, and for long-term relationships between countries on four continents. After five days of marathon, aroundthe-clock negotiations, a deal was announced Monday to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership -- which would start by covering 40 per cent of the world’s economy, with participants predicting it would become the building block for future trade deals. “Today is a historic day, it is a great day for Canada, it is a great day for

Trade deal rocks election trail A3 Auto union slams TPP trade deal B5 Canadians,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper beamed during a news conference Monday in Ottawa. “With this agreement, the largest economic partnership in the history of the world, Canadian exporters will gain nearly tariff-free access to almost 800 million customers in the Asia-Pacific region... including — crucially for us — Japan.” First, however, the deal requires political approval. To take effect, it must be ratified by the parliaments and lawmaking authorities of all 12 member countries. Canada will be the first political testing-ground — the agreement lands smack in the midst of a federal election campaign to decide who will con-

Candidates from Red Deer ridings square off at forum BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Skimming the surface on a variety of topics, candidates from Canada’s three largest parties faced off at a election forum at the Red Deer Memorial Centre on Monday. The Conservative, New Democratic and Liberal candidates for Red Deer-Mountain View and Red Deer-Lacombe fielded questions ranging from health care, the economy, jobs, missing and murdered indigenous women to drug policies. But it wasn’t long before the hot political issue of the day — the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was front and centre. Twelve nations, including Canada, reached a tentative deal on Monday on a massive Pacific Rim trading bloc billed as the largest-ever deal of its kind. It has implications for a staggering scope of industries, workers, and for long-term international relations between countries on four continents.

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FEDERAL ELECTION It was no surprise both Conservative candidates Earl Dreeshen for Red Deer-Mountain View and Blaine Calkins for Red Deer-Lacombe championed the proposed agreement. Calkins said if the TPP is ratified and concluded Canada will have access to 60 per cent of the world GDP and 800 million new customers. He told the nearly packed house that Canada needs market access. Other candidates, however, said Canadians are in the dark about the agreement which highlighted the lack of transparency in the current government. Jeff Rock, the Liberal candidate for Red Deer-Lacombe, said the government came into power 10 years ago based on transparency. He said the TPP is another example on a long list of completely nontransparent negotiations on Canadians’ behalf.

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Dramatic cougar chase ends with tranquilizer dart BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — It was the perfect Hollywood ending to a guns-drawn pursuit of a cougar bounding across backyards, over fences and through garages in a downtown Victoria neighbourhood steps from British Columbia’s legislature. Dozens of residents peered over fences or stood on balconies watching the drama as police and conservation officers with dogs ran through alleys and along sidewalks with their pistols drawn as noisy crows led the chase from the sky. Relieved neighbours and bystanders clapped and cheered after one shot from a tranquilizer rifle immobilized the big cat Monday morning. About a half dozen officers surrounded the cougar as it lay on the grass with a dart in its side, its chest heaving, before it was lifted into the back of a pickup truck and placed in a steel barrel. “I was hoping they wouldn’t kill it,” said Sonja Edwards, who lives in the James Bay neighbourhood where the cougar was on the loose. “We decided to tranquilize it because we had a chance to,” said conservation officer Peter Pauwels. He said he expected the cougar to wake up in a few hours when it would be released back into the wild Monday evening. “I’m going to try and take it as far away from human civilization as I can get on southern Vancouver Island.” Pauwels downplayed the intensity of the hunt and the potential danger that the wild, cornered cat posed to the neighbourhood, which includes an elementary school and seniors’ facilities. The pursuit was anything but quiet as police sirens wailed, tracking dogs howled and crows screeched from above. Two Layser panting hounds named Jim and Phoebe, their noses to the ground, had the cat’s scent and

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COURT: Case adjourned They are accused of five counts trafficking controlled substances and possession of a prohibited firearm. Red Deer RCMP conducted a two-month long investigation into what they believe to have been a drug trafficking operation involving the Red Scorpions gang. The Red Scorpions gang has been tied to several violent incidents in the Lower Mainland of B.C. In Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench Arraignment Court Monday, Fry acted as agent for Chady Moustarah, counsel for Lesperance, and Akrim Attia, counsel for Stewart. Lesperance is in custody serving a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges stemming from a Nov. 12, 2013 drug bust by Innisfail RCMP. Stewart has been released from custody. Fry said she had conflicting instructions from the accused’s respective counsel saying one was ready to set trial dates, but the other was not. As a result, Fry asked the charges be adjourned to Nov. 2 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s bench for arraignment. Crown Prosecutor Dave Inglis, said the Edmonton department of public prosecutions was handling the file. Poelman consented to the one-month adjournment as it was the first time the file had been in arraignment court. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

TRADE: Government offering support That means a bit more international products like butter on grocery shelves now 90-per-cent dominated by domestic content. For their loss, Canadian farmers will receive billions in government support under a series of programs over at least 10 years. The reaction from the auto industry has been

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A B.C. Conservation officer tranquilizes a cougar in the backyard of an apartment building in the community of James Bay in Victoria, B.C., Monday. The animal was taken by B.C. Conservation Officers for assessment and will be released back into the wild. were just steps behind the cougar. They followed it across a parking lot and into a yard on Michigan Street, but the cat spun around, leapt about two metres into the air and ran past a group of reporters and photographers who were part of the chase. A police officer screamed, “Look out,” as the cougar charged out of a parking lot. A resident named Tim Van Alstine said he

planned to take a photo of the large cougar but when he saw it run out into the street, he realized he was in danger. “When I saw the size of the cat, I said, ‘It’s time to get out, like get away quick,’ and I did,” he said. “I just forgot the picture. I just took off. I started running backwards. Big. Big. Much bigger than anticipated.”

more negative. The government certainly spent less time Monday discussing the results for that sector than it did for dairy. In a briefing, the federal government offered bits of info on autos compared to a six-page press release, an 11-page PowerPoint presentation and two federal ministers talking about dairy. The Canadian auto-workers’ union called it a disastrous deal that could cost 20,000 manufacturing jobs. Even some of their bosses expressed concern, through industry groups. There’s a major discrepancy between Canada and the U.S. on tariff-elimination for cheaper Asian parts -- with a five-times-faster phase-out north of the border, five years compared with the U.S.’s 25 years. In addition, both countries will see a 17.5-per-cent drop in the amount of regional content required in cars to avoid a tariff, compared with NAFTA. Harper promised new measures soon to attract auto investment and protect auto-assembly operations in Canada. The government played down the significance of the difference on tariffs, saying the U.S. one is practically non-existent already -- at 2.5 per cent, compared to Canada’s 6.1 per cent tariff. The Canadian envoy to the negotiations didn’t make any promises specific to workers in any individual sector. But he appeared to insist there would be no net negative impact on Canadian employment as a whole. “We certainly don’t anticipate that there will be job losses,” said International Trade Minister Ed Fast, who suspended his re-election campaign in B.C. for nearly a week to attend the Atlanta talks. “Obviously there will be some industries that will adapt.” His colourful New Zealand counterpart had used a memorable metaphor this week to describe the late-stage negotiations. In an apparent reference to the meagre Canadian offering on dairy, Tim Groser said that completing the deal would require compromise -- or, in his words, for every country to take a deep gulp and swallow a few “dead rats.” But he touted the long-term benefits Monday. Groser predicted the agreement would have far-reaching geopolitical consequences. “Long after the details of this negotiation on things like tonnes of butter have been regarded as a footnote in history, the bigger picture of what we’ve

achieved here remains,” Groser said. “It is inconceivable that the TPP bus will stop in Atlanta. The TPP bus will move on.” Several countries including Thailand and Colombia have already mused about joining TPP, which involves North America, Chile, Peru, Japan, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. The proposed agreement reduces or eliminates barriers in a wide range of sectors and could lead to more Canadian exports of pork, beef, canola, forestry, minerals, high-tech machinery and a variety of other products.

FORUM: Another takes place today Doug Hart, the NDP candidate for Red Deer-Lacombe, said there are differing views on the partnership, and it may jeopardize the safety of the products coming into the country because other countries use growth hormones that are outlawed in Canada. A question on Canada’s approach to the war on drugs drew out the issue of decriminalizing marijuana. Paul Harris, the NDP candidate Red Deer-Mountain View, said Canada needs to look at the root causes and the evidence around how to craft policy to address any social issue. Liberal candidate for Red Deer-Mountain View, Chandra Kastern said the war on drugs has failed. She said there is $6 spent in justice to every $1 spent in health or rehabilitation. She said the Liberal Party recognizes mental health is part of the health-care system. Dreeshen said he has seen too many young lives affected by drugs and for people to minimize it suggests “we have found a great way to normalize it” is a mistake. Dreeshen said he seconded a harsh private member’s bill dealing with vehicular homicide. The forum was hosted by the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce. The Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre hosts an all-candidates forum starting at 9 a.m. today. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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NDP mum on budget plans BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP government is to deliver its first budget on Oct. 27, but Finance Minister Joe Ceci isn’t saying if more tax increases or new levies will be included. “Our budget will outline a plan for jobs and economic growth while stabilizing public services. And we will present a path to (budget) balance,” Ceci told reporters at a legislature news conference Monday. Ceci said the goal is for renewed infrastructure spending while protecting core services, along with a

blueprint to balance the budget and create jobs. “Now is not the time to make things worse, for knee-jerk reactions that would result in firing nurses and teachers during these tough economic times,” he said. “The budget will outline our government’s plan to stimulate economic growth, diversification and job creation.” Ceci declined to provide further details. Premier Rachel Notley’s government has already hiked corporate income taxes to 12 per cent from 10 per cent and raised taxes on those earning more than $125,000 a year.

The minimum wage has also gone up. It rose by $1 an hour last week and is now at $11.20. The rate is to go up to $15 an hour by 2018. Derek Fildebrandt, finance critic for the Opposition Wildrose party, said raising fees in the budget would be self-defeating. “Our province’s path to balance will not be achieved through tax hikes,” Fildebrandt said in a news release. “No government has ever spent its way to a balanced budget, particularly in a time of economic uncertainty.”

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Man wanted in fitness shooting turns himself in AIRDRIE — A second suspect in the shooting of a man in a Calgary bedroom community last week has turned himself in. RCMP had issued a warrant for the man on Friday. Mathew Van Schiak of no fixed address faces one count of aggravated assault and three weapons-related charges. The 21-year-old is to appear in Airdrie provincial court later this week. Also charged with aggravated assault is Michael Sharman, 35 and from Calgary, who was arrested during a traffic stop on Friday. The 39-year-old victim was shot three times but is expected to recover fully.

Hunting, conservation groups call for more action on chronic wasting disease EDMONTON — Groups that represent hunters and conservationists want the federal government to do more to fight a fatal animal disease that is spreading in the wild. Chronic wasting disease, known as CWD, is affecting wild deer and elk in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The contagious disease, which is caused by abnormal proteins called prions and is similar to mad cow disease, was linked to commercial game farms years ago. The Alberta Fish and Game Association and the

“Time to wine about oil.” All bottles are 20 per cent off until oil hits US$70 a barrel weekdays between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Debi Andrus, who teaches marketing at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business, said those ads and promotions seem to be geared toward young professionals who may be particularly sensitive to the city’s economic woes.

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation say they want a complete review of how Ottawa is dealing with CWD and policies that allow game farms. The groups want leaders of federal political parties to say where they stand on these issues. David Pezderic, a federation spokesman, says CWD could potentially lead to trade restrictions on agricultural exports. “We want to create enough of a concern that the politicians are prepared to pay attention to a looming disease threat,” he said Monday from his farm near Saskatoon. There were 86 new cases of CWD in wildlife reported in Alberta last year, up from 49 in 2013. This fall the province added five new wildlife management areas where hunters must get any deer they kill tested for CWD. These areas that were once mainly along the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary now extend almost as far west as Calgary. Experts say there is no scientific evidence to suggest that CWD can affect humans, but people have been cautioned to avoid meat infected by prions. CWD has been found in animals on game farm herds in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Earlier this year the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it was developing voluntary rules with people who raise elk and deer on commercial farms to guard against animal diseases, including CWD. The CFIA said a new biosecurity standard could take up to two years to develop. The agency’s website says CWD testing is mandatory in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Yukon.

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CALGARY — Calgarians’ moods may have been dragged down with the price of oil, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get into shape, find love or — at the very least — enjoy a glass or three of wine. Some businesses in the white-collar heart of the oilpatch have been tapping into the economic malaise with cheeky references to oil price downturn in their marketing. The Lagree fitness studio that recently opened in a posh southwest Calgary neighbourhood recently promoted a “Damn the Barrel” sale, offering to knock 20 per cent off class packages. The ads on social media and posted in its storefront window show a barrel of oil with a downward red arrow through it, with the line “tired of this?” written below it. To the right of the barrel, under an image Lagree’s signature exercise machine, is an invitation to “get on this!” Lagree isn’t a cheap workout and the studio wanted to “offer some sensitivity” to clients who may be feeling the pinch, said Leonard Seidman, who is in charge of operations and business development. “It’s just been so hugely received. It’s been unbelievable,” he said. Oil prices have been stuck around the US$45 a barrel mark for weeks, around half of where they were a year earlier. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has estimated 36,000 jobs have been lost in the industry so far this year, and the Alberta-owned bank ATB Financial is forecasting a recession in the province for 2015. Matchmaker Krystal Walter has been tweeting: “.oilisstilldown Doesn’t mean your love life has to be.” It’s not part of any grand strategic plan to leverage

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Mulcair losing grip on Quebec Once the ace in the NDP’s election much more proactive on Friday. deck, Quebec is likely — as of now — Conservative Leader Stephen Harpto remain a wild card until the Oct. 19 er and Bloc Québécois Gilles Duceppe vote. also had strong moments With the NDP bleeding over the course of the twosupport in Quebec, Thomhour debate. as Mulcair needed to stand The niqab issue that head and shoulders above has acted as a catalyst for the competition at Friday’s a steady drop in NDP forsecond French-language tunes in Quebec did not leaders debate to have a come up until the second shot at staunching a debilihalf of the debate. tating hemorrhage. Both Mulcair and The last published poll, Trudeau put up a more done by Léger Marketing spirited defence of their opjust before the debate, reposition to the niqab ban ported a tightening fourthan they had to date. CHANTAL way battle between the But with an overwhelmHÉBERT NDP, the Liberals, the Coning majority of Quebecers servatives and a back-from— including most members OPINION the-dead Bloc Québécois for of its political class — overthe province. whelmingly in favour of reIn the bigger national picture, that quiring Muslim women to unveil their trend would dash NDP hopes for a vic- face to take the citizenship oath, this is tory later this month. not the ground on which either of them It is not that Mulcair had a bad de- can expect to score a lot of points. bate night but he still fell short of domMulcair’s success, or lack thereof, inating the podium. on Friday rested on his capacity to In particular, Liberal leader Justin change the channel. Trudeau, who was described by most On that score, NDP strategists must Quebec pundits as missing in action at have hoped that there would be a deal the time of the first French-language at the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnerdebate a week and a half ago, was ship negotiations in Atlanta in time for

the last debate. Both the dairy and auto industries fear that they will pay the price of Canada’s admission to a massive free trade zone across the Pacific. In the event of a deal, Mulcair is expected to zero in on the concessions involved in securing it. Mulcair declared on Friday that an NDP government would not feel bound a trade deal struck by the outgoing Harper government. But with the trade talks continuing over the weekend, the still hypothetical deal made for an elusive target. Polls show that regime change remains the primary objective of a majority of Quebec voters. But with the Liberals now ahead of the NDP in national voting intentions, Mulcair’s case for sticking with a party liable to form a government rather than returning to the Bloc Québécois (or voting for the Conservatives) for the sake of a niqab ban stands to be interpreted by more than a few voters as an argument for supporting Trudeau. Based on his performance as the lead opposition player in question period, Mulcair was initially the leader most expected to shine on the debate podium of the 2015 campaign. Instead of sealing his deal with vot-

ers he lost ground at every step of the debate process. Trudeau and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May were the main beneficiaries of the Maclean’s debate. Held on the first week of the campaign, it provided the Liberal leader with an early opportunity to reverse his party’s downward trend in voting intentions. May succeeded in giving voters reasons to want her back in Parliament after the election. The Sept. 17 debate on the economy saw Mulcair lose the edge in the battle over which leader best incarnates change to his Liberal rival. The first French-language debate a week later put Harper and Gilles Duceppe back on the Quebec map. They both got a boost out of the niqab controversy at the NDP’s expense. On Monday, Trudeau and Harper outgunned Mulcair on the podium of the foreign policy debate. Over the past three years, Mulcair had consistently impressed in the role of prosecutor-in-chief of the government. But coming out of the five-round debate fight, he is not even the leading contender for his former job of official opposition leader. Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer syndicated by the Toronto Star.

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Tight federal race leaves many options open as a result A three way race to the finish line would mean big change in the political landscape. Minority governments can be challenging yet rewarding for the voting public. There are so many variations to restrict the possibilities to the obvious few. The most obvious would be a coalition or a cooperative agreement between the Liberals and the New Democrats. Most obvious because the leaders have made it clear they will not support a continuance of the Harper government, and if the polls are correct Harper would need the support of at least one to survive. The general theme has the two progressive parties co-operate, forgetting that at the very minimal, 25 per cent of their support are only temporary votes parked there in protest. The protest vote may be mistakenly thought of, as “Anyone But Conservative” strategic vote when it may be only a tactical “Anyone But Harper” vote. A minority government could become a majority government rather expeditiously with floor crossing MPs, seeking government seats, and/or winning with very slim precarious margins. If the deficit in seats is too great to be overcome by the fluid movement of MPs between parties then a coalition or co-operative agreement will be required. If the Conservatives were to win the most seats with a single seat, let’s say 113 seats, the two progressive parties would get 112 seats each or 112 seats for one and 111 seats for the other, then one

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could see the two progressive parties would merge, or co-operate and leap frog into first place and seek to govern. What would happen if we took Stephen Harper out of the equation? Harper immediately resigns, and a moderate interim leader was installed with an offer of including some Liberal platforms in the throne speech and budget. For example increase infrastructure spending and implementing an executive board to recommend Senate appointments then Trudeau or Mulcair could save face and cooperate or form a coalition with the Conservatives. Oct. 19 could be down to just two main parties; with any party down to being inconsequential but the need for change is out there, but what that change ends up being is anybody’s guess. The Alberta election on May 4, was an eye-opener, the impossible happened, the third place party won a huge majority over a 44-year dynasty, because the desire for change rose its’ head. The federal election on Oct. 19 could be another eye-opener. Perhaps the third party will win a huge majority and all these scenarios will be for naught, we will not know until then. Garfield Marks Red Deer

Wildrose Party preparing to rise with a united right These days it seems that I’m constantly reassured by folks passing through the Wildrose booth at the Red Deer Market, that the Wildrose party will win

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the next provincial election. I appreciate the support and confidence, especially as we’re four years away from this. Regardless of how poorly the Alberta NDP might be perceived at this time or in the future, a serious problem will be with those who are determined to revive the PC party. A future conservative vote split, like we recently experienced would likely result in something similar to what happened in May. It seems that everyone already understands this, and many are looking at Wildrose policies to actually see what we’re about, as opposed to buying into the hype and rumors from the election. Most of the feedback I’ve received has been very positive, but in our first past the post system this may not be enough. I understand that many folks have spent years cultivating relationships within the PC party, and strong friendships have also formed. I’ve spoken with some staunch PC supporters and encouraged them all to seriously consider the future of this province without a PC party. Wildrose is simply the next evolution of the fiscal conservative movement. Our policies are about focusing on our core values, and establishing a system that is based on transparency and accountability. Transparency is vital for democracy, and will remove much of the politicking and abuse that plague our government. I believe that relationships formed to curry favor or gain political advantage, must be broken and discarded. As we continue to grow the Wildrose, I hope all conservatives join in, and we can get back to being able to boast of the Alberta Advantage. Norman Wiebe Red Deer

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TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 2015

TPP rocks election trail BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s blockbuster trade deal upstaged Justin Trudeau’s students and the stage and screen stars backstopping Tom Mulcair on Monday as the three main parties began their two-week sprint to the ballot box. Mulcair, the NDP leader, had a stage full of television, music and film personalities -- it even included a performance by the folk duo Whitehorse — all lined up for his announcement about helping artists. Trudeau was all set to unveil a highgloss campaign platform, a popular Liberal strategy, in front of a crowd of earnest university students eager to cheer his plan of expanded grants and

easier loan repayment terms. But the Pacific Rim depth charge known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership blew them both out of the water. “Today is a historic day,” a prime ministerial Harper beamed during a news conference in Ottawa as he described the deal as nothing short of “the largest economic partnership in the history of the world.” Not everyone is enamoured of the deal: held up by Harper as a model for future 21st-century trade agreements, Mulcair is committed to tearing it to pieces. “I will not be bound by Stephen Harper’s secret deals,” he said. A New Democrat government would provide $60 million over four years to Telefilm Canada and the National Film Board, and loosen rules to secure

grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Mulcair promised instead. The NDP would also allow self-employed artists to average their incomes, a move the party says would make tax filing fairer and more predictable. There would also be a new $10-million digital content fund to support celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. Trudeau, unveiling the Liberal platform at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont., parked his vote on the TPP until all the details are clear. “We will ratify this properly in the House of Commons after a fulsome and responsible discussion,” he said. The main points of the Liberal platform — three years of deficit spending on infrastructure, higher taxes on the wealthiest Canadians and lower rates

for most others — were released long ago. But a few new details came out Monday, including new restrictions on marketing unhealthy food and drinks to children -- restrictions similar to ones already in place in Quebec -- and regulations to limiting the amount of trans fats and salt in processed foods. Popular among the university crowd was a plan to increase Canada Student Grants by 50 per cent to $3,000 a year. Trudeau said a Liberal government would allow students to wait until they’re earning at least $25,000 a year before requiring them to start repayment. “Finding money to pay for school is only half the battle,” he said. “Repaying those loans after you leave is often just as challenging.”

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Feds lose bid to place niqab ruling on hold BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — A new court ruling means a devout Muslim woman who chooses to cover her face now has a chance to become a Canadian and vote in the Oct. 19 federal election. The Federal Court of Appeal rejected Monday a government request to put a recent decision in favour of Zunera Ishaq on hold while Ottawa seeks a hearing in the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Johanne Trudel dismissed the government’s application for a stay of a Sept. 15 decision that affirmed the unlawfulness of a federal rule prohibiting a niqab at a citizenship ceremony. Ishaq, 29, came to Ontario from PaPhoto by THE CANADIAN PRESS kistan in 2008. She refused to take part in a citizenship ceremony because she Family and friends gather as four hearses drive away after the funeral for Daniel, 9, Harrison, 5, and Milly would have to show her face due to a Neville-Lake, 2, and grandfather Gary Neville, 65, in Brampton, Sunday. The four were killed in an alleged drunk December 2011 policy requiring candriving collision north of Toronto. didates who wear full or partial face coverings to remove them during recitation of the oath. Blake called the comments “unand crime rates in the city is clear.” The Federal Court of Canada found just.” Knecht said last week a lot of peothe rule unlawful in February and the Simpson said the shadow populaple are coming back to Edmonton from Court of Appeal recently upheld the tion that comes to Edmonton comes Fort McMurray and Cold Lake and are decision. A three-judge panel ruled sitting around in Edmonton waiting for from all over northern Canada, and is from the bench immediately after a not directly related to a downturn in the price of oil to go back up so they hearing, saying they wanted Ishaq to the oilpatch. can go back to work. obtain citizenship in time to vote. On Monday, Trudel said she could not agree to the federal request for a stay of the appeal court’s mid-September ruling. “I find that the appellant has not demonstrated that refusing his appliEdmonton’s police force tried to cation for stay would result in irreparable harm to the public interest,” she clarify Monday comments its chief wrote. “This suffices to dispose of the made last week that out-of-work oilpatch workers could be to blame for appellant’s motion for stay.” In a statement released Monday the city’s recent rise in crime. On the weekend, the Edmonton Ponight, Ishaq said she was pleased the courts have reaffirmed her right to cit- lice Service released tables and charts that it said shows monthly crime staizenship and to vote. Ishaq also said she was disappoint- tistics in Edmonton climbing over the ed with the government’s focus on her past 12 months as oil prices dropped to case “when there is so much more that record lows. merits the attention of Canadians at On Monday, deputy chief Brian this time.” Simpson spoke to reporters on the “I’m also disappointed that Mr. steps of police headquarters. Harper continually twists the facts of “It’s not linked to oil prices,” he my case for his gain,” she said. said. “It’s linked to the change in the “I wish to confirm that I will be economy that we experience in Alberidentified without my veil for the pur- ta. This has been an Alberta experiposes of the ceremony. This has noth- ence for a long time.” ing to do with identity and everything The department had said the data to do with my right -- and the right of was provided in response to a request all Canadians -- to think, believe and from Melissa Blake, the mayor of the dress without government interfer- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffaence.” lo, that Chief Rod Knecht back up his The issue of face coverings at cit- claim that low oil prices and crime and talk to a district izenship ceremonies has become were connected. a highly divisive one on the federal “The price of oil is not the only manager today! election trail, generating sparks in two factor behind a higher crime rate -French-language debates. population growth in the city and the The Conservatives argue it is essen- local unemployment rate are also contial — and consistent with national tributing factors,” the news release on values — to show one’s face at the very Sunday said. moment of becoming a citizen. “However, as the statistics show, the carriers@reddeeradvocate.com “We are disappointed in the court’s connection between the price of oil decision, especially as we were waiting on the SuTRAVEL WITH preme Court to hear our 403-347-4990 | 1-888-LET-S-BUS (538-7287) appeal,” Conservative www.frontierbuslines.com Visit our website or call for details spokesman Stephen Lecce SUPERIOR SERVI CE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRI CE said in a statement. “because we care” “We have committed to PAY FOR 5 rectifying this matter goCASINO DAY TRIPS ing forward by introduc- 6TH DAY TRIP IS FREE ing legislation that will SWEET DREAMS/A TRIBUTE TO PATSY CLINE require one to show their SPRUCE MEADOWS INTERNATIONAL face while swearing the FEATURING THE WAYWARD WIND CHRISTMAS MARKET RIVER CREE oath of citizenship.” Saturday Nov 21 CAMROSE RESORT AND CASINO CASINO The NDP and Liberals A perfect place to enjoy choirs, dance displays, OCT 23-24 EDMONTON Enjoy this popular dinner and show, a night a the new hotel, and have accused the govern& over 250 vendors of world imported or hand crafted items. breakfast OCT. 20 ment of using the issue, Christmas shopping during an afternoon visit to Cross Iron Mall CANADIAN FINALS RODEO EDMONTON DEERFOOT which affects only a small ROSEBUD DINNER THEATRE Nov 13-15 number of women, as a CASINO “A Wind in the Willows Christmas” 4 performances, 5 meals, accommodations $519 pp double means of distracting votNOV. 12 Friday Nov 27 LAKE HAVASU CITY ARIZONA ers from more important Whimsically, Wonderfully, Christmasy MEDICINE HAT Feb 13-Mar 1, 2016 issues like the economy. 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Kids’ blood found around home: trial BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SAINT-JEROME, Que. — An expert says he believes Guy Turcotte stabbed his children with his right hand while holding them down with the other because his left shirt sleeve had traces of blood. Francois Julien told the ex-doctor’s trial Monday that Turcotte, who is right-handed, touched a number of items in the home before the blood had time to dry, including a glass and a container of windshield washer.

Turcotte, 43, is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of Olivier, 5, and Anne-Sophie, 3. Julien, a blood-spatter expert, testified the blood on the washer fluid container was mostly the young girl’s. Last week, Julien testified that Olivier was likely attacked first and then Anne-Sophie because there was blood on the doorknob of the girl’s room. Under cross-examination, Julien said he wasn’t able to establish whether Turcotte was injured and bleeding around the time of the slayings,

but maintained he had “no evidence on the scene that another person had bled.” Defence attorney Pierre Poupart questioned Julien at length about a mysterious, large black spot found on the bed of the accused. Julien said the colour of the stain was “bizarre” and contained traces of Turcotte’s blood, but he couldn’t say how much. It was enough to obtain a positive result, Julien said. Pathologist Andre Bourgault testified Monday that Anne-Sophie’s heart

Long-awaited inquest into young aboriginal deaths starts BY THE CANADIAN PRESS THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A long-awaited inquest into the deaths of seven aboriginal youths who moved from their remote reserves in northern Ontario to go to high school in Thunder Bay, Ont., opened Monday following a sunrise ceremony. In an opening statement to the jury, presiding coroner Dr. David Eden warned of a difficult road ahead. “We are starting on a long pathway,” Eden said. “During that time as we go through this pathway, there will be differences. It’s our job to manage those differences with wisdom, not with anger.” The inquest, expected to last until next spring and hear from about 200 witnesses — some will testify more than once — is probing the deaths of Jethro Anderson, 15, Curran Strang, 18, Robyn Harper, 19, Paul Panacheese, 21, Reggie Bushie, 15, Kyle Morrisseau, 17 and Jordan Wabasse, also 15. All died between 2000 and 2011 while, as Eden put it, trying to advance their lives and the well-being of their communities through education. Six of them went to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School t h e s e v e n t h attended the Matawa Learning Centre. Both schools specialize in accommodating aboriginals. Trevor Jukes, counsel to Eden, said the inquest will hear first about Panacheese and Harper, who were found dead in the homes they were staying in. It’s not clear what killed Panacheese, who collapsed at his boarding house. Harper was found dead of acute alcohol poisoning in the hallway of her boarding home, the morning after go-

‘IT’S TERRIBLE THAT THE FAMILIES OF THE SEVEN DECEASED . . . WERE PUT INTO THIS TIGHT PLACE. THE FAMILIES DIDN’T WANT TO FEEL AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT.’ — LAWYER CHRISTA BIG CANOE ing out drinking with friends. She had been in the city just two days. The other five victims, Jukes said, were found in rivers in and around Thunder Bay. All had drowned. Alcohol was deemed a contributing factor in four of the deaths. Lawyer Christa Big Canoe, who speaks for six of the families, said they have been waiting a long time for the inquest to start. “The families have a lot of questions,” Big Canoe said. Four women and one man were sworn in as jurors. They will have to decide how each of the deceased died — for example by accident, suicide or homicide. They can also make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths, but they will not determine criminal or civil liability, or assign blame. Julian Falconer, lawyer for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation from whose communities the young people came, praised the “bravery and courage” of the families for persevering to ensure the inquest was called. “All institutions that are implicated in this have to be accountable and have to fix themselves so this never happens again,” Falconer said. Eden cautioned Falconer from

straying into evidence. Big Canoe told Eden the relatives were unhappy with the small courtroom. “It’s terrible that the families of the seven deceased...were put into this tight place,” Big Canoe said. “The families didn’t want to feel as an afterthought.” Eden said they would move the hearing to a larger room on Tuesday. The inquest is divided into three phases, starting with the circumstances under which the young people died. It will move next year to broader policy questions and then evidence aimed at formulating recommendations. Ontario’s chief coroner initially called an inquest into Bushie’s death. Like some of the others, he was found drowned in the city’s McIntyre River in 2007. However, the process ground to a halt in 2008 due in part to a legal challenge related to the lack of aboriginal people on juries that went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The issue was also the subject of a report by former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci. The inquest, which is being live streamed, resumes Tuesday with testimony from toxicologists.

was pierced, while Olivier’s hands had wounds. “He tried to defend himself between four and seven times,” said Bourgault, who has conducted more than 4,000 autopsies in his career. He said Olivier was stabbed 27 times and Anne-Sophie 19 times. They had wounds to the stomach, the thorax and on their back. Turcotte’s trial will be shortened this week as one juror has a medical appointment and another has to attend a wake and a funeral for a relative who passed away on the weekend.

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Oil and gas industry can cut methane emissions 45% with current tech: report CALGARY — A new report commissioned by an environmental group says Canada’s oil and gas industry could reduce methane emissions by 45 per cent using existing technology. The study, carried out by energy industry research firm ICF International, found that the industry could eliminate the equivalent of 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions at a cost of $2.76 per tonne. The Environmental Defense Fund says that means that for a theoretical investment of $726 million, the industry could achieve the same climate benefits as taking every passenger car in Alberta and British Columbia off the road. “Curbing highly potent methane emissions offers a huge, untapped opportunity to better protect the climate now,” said Drew Nelson, senior manager at Environmental Defense Fund. “Even during these challenging economic conditions, methane reductions are one of the lowest-cost, highest-value ways to tackle climate change in the energy business today.” The report says the reduction in emissions could be achieved by cutting methane leaks and through less intentional venting of gasses, adding that the industry could benefit by selling the conserved methane. The potential reductions are based on projected emission levels in 2020 and are on top of what could be achieved with current regulatory and voluntary actions. The report says methane is an important greenhouse gas, with a shortterm impact many times greater than carbon dioxide.

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 2015

Fleury returns to Rebels BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The second time around was a charm for Haydn Fleury. “I think I was a lot more comfortable this year than last and a little more pleased with the way I played,” the Red Deer Rebels defenceman said Monday, two days after being reassigned by the Carolina Hurricanes for the second year in succession. “The way I played in training camp and in the NHL preseason … just the way I showed myself makes it easier to come back to junior.” Fleury, the Hurricanes’ first-round puck — seventh overall — in the 2014 NHL entry draft, suited up for two exhibition games this fall. He was one of 10 defencemen remaining with the ‘Canes when the club reduced its roster to 27 players on Sept. 28, but, as expected, didn’t survive the final cut with six rearguards already signed to NHL contracts. Still, he got an extended look and should be that much closer to making the big club next fall. “It was a good opportunity for me. I started off playing well in Traverse City (NHL rookie tournament) and just took that into camp. I thought I played well and showed that I have made improvements in my game.” The Hurricanes coaching staff had some advice for Fleury as he packed his bags Saturday. “They told me to just keeping working hard and to work on the little things, keep developing my pro habits,” said Fleury. “I still have a couple of things I need to work on, but being able to work on those things here will help me for next year.” In regards to ‘pro habits’, the 19-year-old rearguard noticed certain

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Carolina Hurricanes and Red Deer Rebels defenceman Haydn Fleury (4) battles for the puck against Washington Capitals center Jakub Vrana (13), of the Czech Republic, during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 21. Fleury was sent back to the Rebels after an extended look with the ‘Canes. practices that skaters who play for pay are prone to follow on a daily basis. “I know the pro guys work out every day, where in junior you might want to slack off one day,” said Fleury. “I just have to learn how to hold myself like a pro even though I’m back in junior. If I hold myself to those expectations I’ll develop a lot.” If he’s disappointed that his second stint at Carolina’s camp ended with another reassignment, Fleury wasn’t exhibiting those emotions Monday. Of course, he’ll make his Rebels debut

tonight against the host Lethbridge Hurricanes as a member of a 4-0 team that will host the Memorial Cup tournament in May. The six-foot-three, 207-pound blueliner also has an excellent chance of representing Canada in the world junior championship Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Helsinki, Finland, after being a late cut of the national team last year. “It just makes me excited to come back. For anyone playing their last year of junior hockey … to play in a Memorial Cup and potentially the

world juniors, it’s going to be a really exciting year,” he stated. “This is probably the most skilled team we’ve had since I’ve been here, this being my fourth year. It will be a really exciting season. You look at our team, and unlike some past Memorial Cup hosts that have traded for a lot of guys, we have a good group here right now and a group that can win. “These guys believe it right now, they’re four and oh. I just want to come back and be another piece of the puzzle. I don’t want to do too much, just jump right in.” A solid final season of major junior hockey will have Fleury even more prepared to contend for a NHL job next fall. “I feel I’m going to be right in the mix next year. I want to keep working hard and improving and make it difficult for them to send me down next year,” he said. “I don’t want to play in the AHL next season, I want to be in Carolina, for sure. I just have to take it day by day and just keep working hard.” Following tonight’s contest in Lethbridge, the Rebels will engage the Calgary Hitmen in a home-and-home set with games Friday at the Saddledome and Saturday at the Centrium. The club will head west Monday on a four-game B.C. Division trip that opens Tuesday at Kamloops. • Rebels prospects Brendan Budy and Eli Zummack, both forwards, will play with Team British Columbia in the Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup Oct. 28-Nov. 1 at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary. Zummack was a second-round pick of the Rebels in this year’s bantam draft. Budy was selected in the fourth round. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Jays have decisions to make for playoff roster BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Detroit Lions running back Ameer Abdullah (21) carries the ball as he is tackled by Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) on Monday.

Seattle escapes with narrow victory over Lions BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Seahawks 13 Lions 10 SEATTLE — With one big punch, Kam Chancellor showed his importance to the Seattle Seahawks. And once again, the Seahawks may have received another Monday night break from the officials in the same end zone where the infamous “Fail Mary” took place. Chancellor knocked the ball free from Detroit wide receiver Calvin Johnson at the 1-yard line when it appeared the Lions were going to take the lead, and Seattle held on for a 1310 win. With Detroit on the verge of capping a 91-yard drive with the goahead touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining, Chancellor came from the side and punched the ball from Johnson’s arm as he was being tackled by Earl Thomas. The ball bounded into the end zone where it was guided over the back line by K.J. Wright for a touchback and Seattle’s ball at the 20. Wright could have been called for illegal touching for hitting the ball out of the end zone, which would have given the ball back to Detroit. But no flags were thrown and on the ensuing possession, Russell Wilson found Jermaine Kearse for 50 yards on third down. With Detroit out of timeouts, the Seahawks (2-2) ran off the final seconds of their second straight win. “We can’t change it now,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “It is what it is. We won and we’re going to move on.” Detroit fell to 0-4 for its worst start since 2010 when the Lions also started 0-4 on their way to a 6-10 season, and with a schedule that offers little relief

going forward. It was an ugly performance by the home team, filled with offensive mistakes and two fourth-quarter fumbles by Wilson, the second returned 27 yards for a touchdown by Caraun Reid to pull Detroit to 13-10. But in the end, Seattle’s defence came through. Starting on their 9 with 6:23 remaining, the Lions converted a big third down on Golden Tate’s 22-yard catch-and-run and reached the Seattle 46 with 3 minutes left on Ameer Abdullah’s 9-yard run. Matthew Stafford then zipped a pass to No. 3 tight end Tim Wright down the seam for 26 yards to the Seattle 20 with 2:30 remaining, placing it in-between Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Chancellor. The Lions reached the Seattle 11 and on third-and-1, Stafford passed to an open Johnson. As he stretched for the goal line, Chancellor came across and knocked the ball free. Seattle has not allowed an offensive touchdown in the two games since Chancellor ended his holdout and has forced 18 punts during that stretch. Wilson was forced to be an escape artist as Seattle’s offensive line continued to struggle with protection. Wilson threw for 287 yards and rushed for another 40 yards. Wilson’s most memorable play was spinning free of two near sacks and finding Kearse for 34 yards in the second quarter, and then hitting Doug Baldwin on a 24-yard TD on the next play. Seattle was without Marshawn Lynch for the first time since Week 7 of the 2011 season against Cleveland when Lynch had back problems flare up during pregame warmups. Thomas Rawls rushed for 104 yards last week in relief of Lynch, but could not get started against a better Lions defence.

Greg Meachem, Sports Editor, 403-314-4363 E-mail gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Since late July the Toronto Blue Jays have shown they can dominate regular-season baseball, going 43-18 down the stretch. With the post-season here, it’s on the management and coaching staff to construct a 25-man roster that they hope can win first three games out of five in their American League Division Series, then four out of seven the rest of the way. At least 21 spots are accounted for among the starting rotation, bullpen, lineup and key contributors off the bench. Before Game 1 of the ALDS against the Texas Rangers, the Blue Jays have to finalize the last few and beyond that decide on their order of pitchers. “We have the bulk of it set, just some areas, bench, the last few spots in the pen, things like that,” general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla. “Only 25 guys can come with us, or at least can be active, so you’re going to have discussions.” Anthopoulos said the Blue Jays would likely go with a seven-man bullpen, which, with a four-man rotation, gives them 14 hitters. Assuming utility infielder Cliff Pennington makes it because of his versatility in the field and as a switch-hitter, that leaves two more spots. Outfielder Ezequiel Carrera appeared in 90 regular-season games and Anthopoulos said he could be used as a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner. He’s a good bet along with outfielder Dalton Pompey, who like the Kansas City Royals’ Jerome Dyson last season could be a speed specialist. “We’ve got a guy like Dalton here who’s done a good job with speed, trying to steal a base for us,” Anthopoulos said. Other long shots include infielder Munenori Kawasaki, who can also pinch-run, or even power first baseman Matt Hague, who would be the only true right-handed pinch-hitter available. In the bullpen, there are six locks: closer Roberto Osuna, right-handers

Afternoon weekday playoff games may prove disappointing for Jays fans BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Despite their thrilling second-half push to the post-season, it appears the Toronto Blue Jays are not ready for prime time. Start times for the first three games of the American League Division Series between Toronto and Texas were released Monday, and the Blue Jays’ early slot in Major League Baseball’s post-season lineup might be disappointing to fans who snagged elusive playoff tickets or planned to catch the game at a local bar after work.

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Aaron Sanchez, LaTroy Hawkins, Mark Lowe and Liam Hendriks and left-hander Brett Cecil. The final job appears to be between righty Ryan Tepera and lefty Aaron Loup, though starter Drew Hutchison might have a chance as a long reliever. Loup would give the Blue Jays a second lefty, which could be useful in certain situations late in games. But Anthopoulos isn’t concerned if Toronto goes in with just Cecil, partially because Loup has hit so many left-handed batters. “We have guys like LaTroy Hawkins who’s been pretty good against lefthanders as well,” Anthopoulos said. “More so than right/left, it’s who has had more success against what side. If we feel we have seven guys that are all right-handers, but (if) we feel they can get left-handers out, we’ll go with that.” Tepera struggled in mop-up duty during the Blue Jays’ regular-season-ending 12-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, while Loup — used very sparingly — hasn’t given up an earned run since August. Asked if any reliever tipped the scales in the final series, manager John Gibbons said the club had a pretty good idea going in what it wanted to do. “You have to take the whole body of work, and of course you go down to the wire maybe on a couple different guys and you look at that, Gibbons said. Nothing about the rotation is down to the wire. Game 1 starter David Price is joined by Marcus Stroman, Marco Estrada and R.A. Dickey. Game 1 on Thursday at Rogers Centre will start at 3:37 p.m (1:37 Mountain time) if the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card game, and 4:07 p.m. (2:07 Mountain time) if the Yankees are victorious. The start for Game 2 on Friday is less favourable, with a 12:45 p.m (10:45 a.m. Mountain). first pitch, meaning those caught in the 9-to-5 rat race may have to miss the game or try to monitor it at work. Game 3 in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday, a day when when a matinee might be appealing to fans, will take place at 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. Mountain time). Games 4 and 5, if necessary, have not yet been assigned a start time. The Blue Jays are playing in the post-season for the first time since 1993, and their run to the AL East title has created a major buzz in a city desperate for a winning team.

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Ramo named Flames starter for opener BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The man who finished last season in the Calgary Flamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; net has been given the nod to start this season. Flames head coach Bob Hartley named Karri Ramo his opening-day starter, but that settles just one question about Calgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goaltending situation. The 29-year-old Finn will play Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opener at home against the Vancouver Canucks with Jonas Hiller backing him up. Ramo made 44 saves in Calgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final game last spring â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a 3-2 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal. But with three goaltenders on oneway contracts still in Flamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; camp Monday, there was an undercurrent of waiting for a decision from above to resolve the crowded crease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only good thing about three goalies is we have another subject of conversation,â&#x20AC;? Hartley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about the only good thing that comes out of it, but at the same time, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our situation and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to work with it and see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen.â&#x20AC;? Ramo became an unrestricted free agent July 1 and re-signed with the Flames for a year and US$3.8 million. Hiller, 33, has one season remaining on his contract that counts $4.5 million against the salary cap. Joni Ortioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract becomes a one-way deal this season, paying him $600,000. The 24-year-old Finn had an outstanding call-up in January when Ramo was injured. Ortio allowed a combined five goals in four wins over division rivals. Hartley intends to continue last

seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goaltending strategy of going with the hot hand until it goes cold. So it will be a short trip to backup status again as the coach isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shy about swapping goalies mid-game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Win. Simple as this,â&#x20AC;? Hartley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the same ingredients in net so we might as well keep the same recipe book. They win, they play. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win, we have the musical chair going.â&#x20AC;? The Flames reduced their numbers to 26 on Monday by assigning centre Markus Granlund to their new American Hockey League affiliate in Stockton, Calif. Centres Paul Byron and Mason Raymond were placed on waivers. Not every team can have a Carey Price, so Hartley hopes the natural competition for starts gets Calgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goaltending to a level that wins a Stanley Cup. Hiller posted a 26-19-4 record starting the majority of games last season, with a goals-against average of 2.36 and a save percentage of .918. He was stellar at times during a 6-1 stretch at seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end to help the Flames secure a playoff berth. The Swiss netminder was Calgaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starter in the first round against Vancouver, but was on the bench the last four games of the Anaheim series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Bob told me is whoever plays well, he keeps playing,â&#x20AC;? Hiller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three guys here, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little different. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not exactly sure whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen, but I guess who plays well is going to play. All I can do is play as good as I can.â&#x20AC;? Ramo went 15-9-3 in the regular season with a GAA of 2.60 and a save percentage of .912. He raised his freeagent stock in the playoffs. When Hiller gave up two goals on three shots to start Game 6 versus Vancouver, Ramoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17 saves in relief

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Calgary Flamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goalie Karri Ramo makes the save against the Edmonton Oilers during first period NHL preseason action in Edmonton. Ramo has been named the starter for the Flames season opener against the Vancouver Canucks. helped the Flames recover for a 7-4 victory and the series win. Ramo took over for Hiller again in the second period of a 6-1 loss to open the Anaheim series. He stopped 18 of 21 shots. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care how many goalies there (are),â&#x20AC;? Ramo said Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m between the pipes in a game or in a practice, you focus on stopping pucks and try to pre-

pare yourself as best as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other people make decisions and â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for the team.â&#x20AC;? Working three goalies into a practice can mean less reps for all three, says Ortio. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It might not be the ideal situation, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to just have to try to make it work,â&#x20AC;? Ortio said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how long this is going to go on.â&#x20AC;?

UFC looks to hold three Canadian shows next year TORONTO, CALGARY AT TOP OF LIST BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Ottawa Redblacks teammates Ernest Jackson and Chris Williams celebrate Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; touchdown against the Montreal Alouettes during first half CFL action in Ottawa on Thursday.

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OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Ottawa Redblacks are looking to settle the score with the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos (7-5) have beat the Redblacks (8-5) twice this year heading into their final regular-season meeting Tuesday night. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Toronto but was relocated to TD Place to avert a potential scheduling conflict at Rogers Centre due to the Major League Baseball playoffs. The latest loss to Toronto should still be fresh in the minds of Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players. The Argos defeated the Redblacks at TD Place 35-26 on Sept. 26. Tuesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game caps an intense stretch for Ottawa, which will play its third contest in 11 days. But a victory would give the Redblacks sole possession of top spot in the East Division while the Argos could create a three-way tie for first with the win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last time we played these guys we got caught up in the whole myth of revenge and all those things that really have nothing to do with the game,â&#x20AC;? said veteran Ottawa quarterback Henry Burris. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our focus this week has just been on execution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing we need to do is just come out and execute our gameplan and stop with the stupid penalties.â&#x20AC;? Burris is coming off a record-setting performance in Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 39-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday. He had a league-record 45 completions in 53 pass attempts for 504 yards and two TDs as the Redblacks moved into a first-place tie with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-5). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been an amazing transformation

for Ottawa, which was 2-11 at this time last year en route to finishing with a 2-16 record in its return to the CFL. But head coach Rick Campbell said the Redblacks arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t content with their improved record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really this is a new team and a new year,â&#x20AC;? said Campbell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think anyone even talks about last year or dwells on it and we really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compare ourselves to last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving forward, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not satisfied with where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to try to keep winning as many games as we can.â&#x20AC;? While Ottawa is coming in off an impressive win, Toronto will have the benefit of rest. The Argos havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played since last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over the Redblacks. Burris, 40, admits the quick turnaround does present some challenges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaching staff did a great job putting together a great practice schedule to give our bodies time to heal and recover, but still get those necessary reps in to get us ready mentally and physically,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do feel it somewhat but my body is still good and ready to go â&#x20AC;Ś I am going to take advantage of every hour there is before the game.â&#x20AC;? Ottawa defensive lineman Keith Shologan said preparing for a familiar foe is beneficial during a short turnaround but added he enjoys the challenge of having to play three times within 11 days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love short weeks,â&#x20AC;? said Shologan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it puts a lot more on the coaches as they have to compress things a bit more, but all in all itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been good. I enjoyed it.â&#x20AC;?

TORONTO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Canadian fight fans can expect three UFC shows north of the border next year. Tom Wright, managing director for UFC operations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, says while the 2016 Canada schedule is still being worked, Toronto and Calgary are at the top of the list with another visit to Atlantic Canada possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at three events in Canada and two in Australia and New Zealand,â&#x20AC;? said Wright. The UFC, in trying to sort out the schedule, is looking at both old and new Canadian venues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at potentially going back to the East Coast but maybe to a different city than Halifax although we could go back to Halifax,â&#x20AC;? Wright added. The Canadian schedule could feature one pay-per-view and two televised Fight Night cards. The UFC planned three to five shows in Canada this year. Only two came to fruition â&#x20AC;&#x201D; UFC 186 in Montreal in April and a televised card in Saskatoon in August. In 2014, the UFC announced a fivecity schedule for Canada with payper-views shows in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and Fight Night cards in Halifax and Quebec City. UFC 178 was shifted to Las Vegas from Toronto and the Montreal card was cancelled, cutting the Canadian shows to three. Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to step

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE LOOKING AT THREE EVENTS IN CANADA AND TWO IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY GOING BACK TO THE EAST COAST BUT MAYBE TO A DIFFERENT CITY THAN HALIFAX ALTHOUGH WE COULD GO BACK TO HALIFAX.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D;TOM WRIGHT, MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR UFC OPERATIONS IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND away from the sport took away a major drawing card in Canada. Some believe the sport of MMA is over-exposed these days. But Wright says he does not think the weak Canadian dollar is a factor yet north of the border, saying on average Canadian shows do well at the gate. He pointed to the UFC trying to accommodate a limited number of events, especially on the pay-per view front, to a growing number of countries around the globe. Wright says Calgary has climbed up the Canadian pecking order. Montreal, meanwhile, will not host a 2016 show because it staged one this year. Vancouver is under consideration but not for 2016. The UFC has held 19 shows in Canada, with stops in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver.

RINGETTE Gillian Dregerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four goals helped the Central Alberta U19 Sting defeat the Sting Open over-20 team 12-3 in weekend exhibition ringette play. Scoring two goals apiece for the winners were McKenna Causey,

Sydney Cherniak and Kristin Demale, while MacKenzie Lindholm and Ashlynn Morrison added singles. Melinda Watson tallied twice in a losing cause.

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Queens soccer player Sydney Daines and Kings hockey defenceman David Heath are the RDC Boston Pizza female and male athletes of the week. Daines netted four goals and added an assist as the Queens dumped Olds 8-0 Saturday and set up both RDC goals in a 2-0 win Sunday at SAIT. Heath, meanwhile, contributed a goal and an assist and played a strong two-way game for the Kings in a weekend shutout sweep â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 5-0 and 6-0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of the Briercrest College Clippers. â&#x20AC;˘ The basketball Kings and Queens

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Young jets look for return trip to playoffs 2015-16 SEASON PREVIEW BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Winnipeg Jets’ Nic Petan (38), Andrew Copp (51), Ben Chiarot (7) and Jay Harrison (23) celebrate after Chiarot scored against the Edmonton Oilers during a preseason game. highs for save percentage (.920), goals against average (2.28) and five shutouts. “Anything can happen,” Pavelec said. “The season’s really long and every player wants to play the games. Yes, I want to be the guy. “It was huge that we made the playoffs and that we’d been waiting for so many years to do it and finally we did it. It’s good to know that I can help the team to get to the playoffs.” What will be different for Pavelec and Hutchinson this season is some of the guys in front of them. Gone from last season’s team are veteran forwards Michael Frolik, Lee Stempniak, Jim Slater and Jiri Tlusty. In their places could be an infusion of youth as the Jets continue with

After mad dash to make the playoffs, Senators seek greater consistency this season SENS LOOKING FOR REBOUND SEASON FROM BOBBY RYAN BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were the hottest team in the NHL down the stretch last s e a s o n , winning 23 of their last 31 games to earn a berth in the playoffs. This year’s team would prefer to make a return to the post-season under less duress. Mark Stone The Senators believe they can make things much easier on themselves if they get off to a solid start, something that eluded them last season. While a good start would be nice, the Senators will need to play with greater consistency. A few things need to fall into place for that to happen. Last season the Senators had five 20-goal scorers, but surprisingly Bobby Ryan wasn’t one of them. The Senators will need youngsters Mike Hoffman (27 goals), Mark Stone (26 goals) and Mika Zibanejad (20) to be as good if not better if they hope to have any success. “It was a great end to my year last year and I think if you look at it everyone wants to hit the ground running and try and get off to as good a start as they can,” said Stone, who was red-hot in the second half of last season with 47 points in 46 games. “I would like to produce on a daily basis. I’m going to try and improve on what I did last year and I think there’s a lot of guys in the locker room that are looking to do the same.” Ryan is entering the first of a US$50.75-million, seven-year contract extension and, as the highest paid player, will be expected to produce on a regular basis. The Senators can ill afford Ryan going into an extended goal-scoring drought like he did last season, when he scored just once in Ottawa’s last 20 games and finished the year with 18 goals. “If our team is going to reach its ceiling Bobby Ryan has to be one of our best players start to finish,” said Senators head coach Dave Cameron. Ryan watched every one of those 20 games multiple times in an effort to try and find what was going wrong. In many ways it was driving the 28-yearold crazy, but he says he’s gotten past it and is ready for a fresh start. “It’s a new season. I’ve completely flushed it. I’ve decided it’s over with and I can’t do anything about it and I’ve changed my attitude towards this year and I’m going to start the way I

have every other year.” Perhaps the only other player under as much scrutiny as Ryan will be Craig Anderson. The Senators goaltender is among the league’s best when he’s healthy, but therein lies the problem. Anderson has missed considerable time due to injury over his four-plus years in Ottawa. Should Anderson falter the Senators will turn to Andrew Hammond, who officially became the backup after Robin Lehner was traded to the Buffalo Sabres during the offseason. Hammond had an exceptional NHL debut last season going 20-1-2 and was instrumental in getting the Senators to the playoffs. He was rewarded with a three-year $4.05 million contract extension. The 27-year-old Hammond says he plans on being ready whenever the opportunity arises, but in the meantime will do his best to push and support Anderson. “I think looking forward it’s more about taking that next step forward rather than looking back on what happened last year and trying to improve,” said Hammond. “I believe you have to work harder to prove (the contract) was deserved and that was the approach I took this summer was rather than sitting back and hanging on your laurels to kind of push and find another gear and I think I was able to do that.” Defensively the Senators will once again count on captain Erik Karlsson and partner Marc Methot who carry the brunt of the workload, while it appears Cody Ceci and Patrick Wiercioch will form the second pairing. The biggest question on the blue line will be whether Jared Cowen can play himself back into Ottawa’s top six with Mark Borowiecki. With veteran Chris Phillips sidelined by a back injury Cowen may have bought himself some time, but should he falter Cameron has shown he won’t think twice about giving another player an opportunity to step up. Last year the Senators were 32-15-8 under Cameron after he took over from the fired Paul MacLean. The 57-year-old brought energy and excitement to the team, but Cameron knows he’ll face a greater number of challenges this season. “There’s lots of pressure in winning and losing and I understand all that, but I’m much better at handling that,” said Cameron. “There’s going to be heat the second we lose a couple of games, you’re going to get all that. I understand all that. I handle it pretty good.”

general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff’s draft-and-develop strategy. Nikolaj Ehlers, the team’s 19-yearold 2014 first-round draft pick (ninth overall), and Nic Petan, 20, appear on the verge of cracking the lineup. “I’ve been impressed with them all camp,” Little said. “Those guys are mature way beyond their years.” Maurice has been juggling lines, but Ehlers has skated with centre Adam Lowry and Mathieu Perreault. Petan, whom Maurice said handles the puck well and is a “power-play guy,” could add skill to a fourth line with rookie centre Andrew Copp, 21, and veteran Chris Thorburn. The coach isn’t concerned about the mix of youth and veterans, which include a happy Dustin Byfuglien start-

ing the season on defence and forward Andrew Ladd coming off a career-high for points (62). Both veterans are in the last year of their contracts. Forward Alexander Burmistrov is also back with the club following two seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League. He’s been shuffled in line combinations, including with Ladd and Little. Maurice believes the new roster will maintain its hard-hitting style. “We’re not coming off that idea, that intensity, that compete,” he said. “It was the reason that we had success here. The sole reason. “For a lot of nights, our systems weren’t perfect. We didn’t move the puck perfectly, but we just worked so hard and that will be who we are.”

RDC SPORTS CALGARY — Red Deer College cross-country team coach Jodi Nesbitt crossed the finish line in 19 minutes, 36 seconds to win the women’s five kilometre race of an Alberta Colleges Grand Prix event Saturday at SAIT. Two other RDC coaches, Kari Elliott and Stephanie Flieler, placed fourth and sixth with times of 20:10 and 20:23. RDC runner Jordanna Cota placed 12th — and fifth among college runners — with a time of 21:15. “Jordanna has been consistently RDC’s strongest runner in all three ACAC Grand Prix races which we’ve competed in this fall,” said head coach Brian Stackhouse. Both the RDC women’s and men’s contingents placed fifth in their respective division standings. Individual RDC top-50 overall results: Women — 24. Amy Severtson, 22:31; 32. Samantha Debree, 23:08; 35. Haley Kitt, 23:40; 41. Melissa Ray, 24:42; 42. Amber Koster, 24:44; 45. Lauren Mearns, 24:56; 48. Laura Szymanek, 25:29; 49. Jalene Dease, 25:35. Men (eight km) — 42. Andrew Jacobs, 32:47; 47. Nolan Dyck, 33:46; 50. Carter Weber, 35:19. • MEDICINE HAT — The RDC Kings golf team staged a major rally on Day 2 of the ACAC championship and secured third place and a berth in the Canadian championship at Chilliwack B.C. Oct. 13-16. Jeremy Rietz tied for third in the individual competition with a 36-hole total of 156, while teammates Cole Morrison and Grant Numrich checked in with respective 159 and 161 totals. Augustana placed first in the team category, with Grant MacEwan second. Meanwhile, the RDC Queens won bronze in the women’s team competition and Kate Griffiths led the squad with a tournament-low 80 in the final round to earn a silver medal in the individual category.

• CALGARY — The RDC soccer Queens got flawless netminding from Lauren Good for the second game in succession while posting a 2-0 win Sunday over the SAIT Trojans. Kelsie Caine and Olivia Orman scored for the Queens, who dominated the second half. Good was named RDC player of the game. On Saturday, player of the game Sydney Daines erupted for four goals — with her first coming 15 minutes into the game — and Nicole Friedl netted a pair as the Queens tamed the host Olds Broncos 8-0. Caine and Alexandra Moyer scored the other RDC goals. In men’s play Sunday, the RDC Kings blew a 3-2 lead with 30 minutes to play and fell 6-3 to SAIT after Kings player Yenner Teah was issued a red card. Julius Abegar, Chase Grenier and TJ Johnson scored for Kings, while Mark Ibbotson was the RDC player of the game. The Kings overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat Olds 2-1 Saturday as Grenier and Ibbotson found the back of the Broncos net. Alim Hirji was man of the match for the Kings. • EDMONTON — The RDC Kings downed NAIT 3-0 in a men’s volleyball training match Saturday, prevailing 2512, 25-20, 25-17. NAIT won a fourth set 25-23. • EDMONTON — The RDC basketball Queens posted a 1-2 record in a trio of preseason games at the Saville Centre. After rolling over the Concordia Thunder 74-37, the Queens couldn’t keep pace with the University of Alberta Pandas in the second half and were drubbed 91-33. The Queens fell 85-40 to Grant MacEwan in the third contest.

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WINNIPEG — Bryan Little hasn’t forgotten the sight and sound of the Winnipeg whiteout. The excitement the Jets created for their loud, white-clad fans when they made last season’s NHL playoffs is fuelling the veteran forward and his teammates as they get set for another campaign. “I think it stuck with everyone over the whole summer,” Little said before Winnipeg’s exhibition game Thursday at home against Calgary. “For me, it was a great experience. But you just get the feeling in the dressing room that we want to experience more of it.… We’re all hungry to see what else we can do.” The Jets had qualified for the playoffs for the first time since relocating to Winnipeg from Atlanta in 2011, but the joy didn’t last long as they were swept out of the first round by the Anaheim Ducks. The season was still viewed as an accomplishment, as the club set a Jets/ Thrashers’ franchise record with 99 points and tied a franchise record for wins (43-26-13). It was also achieved despite injuries to key players and a goalie duo in veteran Ondrej Pavelec and rookie Michael Hutchinson that sometimes rotated. It appears Pavelec will be in net for the team’s first regular-season game on the road against the Bruins on Oct. 8. “We haven’t set our Game 1, but I would lay odds that he’ll get the first start in Boston,” head coach Paul Maurice said. “And then there will be no plan set in stone.” He noted his handling of the netminders last season was based on what gave the team the best chance at the time. “We’re comfortable now because we’ve done it in the past. We can go to a rotation if we need.… I just don’t know that we’ve decided to stick with one (goalie).” Pavelec, 28, is ready to lead the team like he did down the stretch last season, when he posted a franchise-record three straight shutouts. He finished with a 22-16-8 mark and career

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Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP G A Pts PIM 4 5 4 9 0 4 3 5 8 0 4 2 3 5 2 4 1 3 4 0 4 3 0 3 0 4 2 1 3 9 4 0 3 3 4 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 6 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0

+/1 1 1 0 1 3 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 — 0 0 4 —

Goaltenders MP GA SO GAA Sv% 4 0 0 0.00 1.000 236 8 0 2.03 .925

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Prince Albert 4 3 1 0 0 18 20 6 Moose Jaw 3 2 0 1 0 11 7 5 Brandon 4 2 1 0 1 13 6 5 Saskatoon 4 1 0 3 0 18 16 5 Swift Current 4 1 2 1 0 6 13 3 Regina 4 1 3 0 0 4 14 2 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Red Deer 4 4 0 0 0 19 8 8 Calgary 5 4 1 0 0 14 10 8 Medicine Hat 4 2 1 1 0 13 15 5 Lethbridge 4 2 2 0 0 16 13 4 Edmonton 4 1 2 1 0 9 14 3 Kootenay 4 1 3 0 0 8 12 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Victoria 4 4 0 0 0 19 9 8 Kelowna 6 4 2 0 0 28 24 8 Vancouver 4 3 0 0 1 17 13 7 Prince George 3 1 2 0 0 6 7 2 Kamloops 4 0 4 0 0 9 20 0

Spokane Everett Tri-City Seattle Portland

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt 3 2 1 0 0 12 12 4 3 2 1 0 0 6 6 4 3 1 1 1 0 13 15 3 3 1 1 1 0 11 10 3 3 0 3 0 0 7 13 0

Saturday’s results Red Deer 7 Kelowna 4 Moose Jaw 6 Calgary 3 Prince Albert 5 Medicine Hat 4 (OT) Lethbridge 5 Kootenay 1 Brandon 6 Regina 0 Everett 3 Portland 1 Seattle 4 Prince George 1 Victoria 5 Kamloops 1 Spokane 4 Tri-City 3 (OT)

Detroit Boston Buffalo Ottawa Tampa Bay Florida Montreal Toronto

W 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 3

L OT GF 0 2 33 2 1 16 3 0 26 3 2 27 3 1 19 3 0 15 3 2 16 5 0 17

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT GF Washington 7 5 0 2 21 Columbus 8 5 2 1 29 NY Rangers 6 4 1 1 22 Carolina 6 4 2 0 16 Philadelphia 7 3 2 2 23 New Jersey 7 3 4 0 18 Pittsburgh 8 3 5 0 19 NY Islanders 8 2 6 0 18

Minnesota St. Louis Chicago Winnipeg Nashville Colorado Dallas

Sunday’s results Vancouver 5 Saskatoon 4 (OT) Edmonton 3 Swift Current 2 (OT) Calgary 3 Regina 0 Kelowna 6 Lethbridge 3 Tri-City 6 Seattle 5 (OT)

GP 8 7 7 8 7 6 7 8

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT 6 4 2 0 6 4 2 0 6 4 2 0 7 3 2 2 6 3 2 1 6 1 4 1 7 1 6 0

GA 17 15 27 28 23 18 22 22

Pt 14 9 8 8 7 6 6 6

GA 13 21 19 17 21 20 28 31

Pt 12 11 9 8 8 6 6 4

GA 10 11 15 22 21 16 27

Pt 8 8 8 8 7 3 2

Wednesday’s games Vancouver at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m. Tri-City at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Spokane at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Regular season Wednesday’s Games

Football Football Alberta High school rankings (Includes previous rankings and current records) Tier 1 1(1). Calgary St. Francis, 4-0 2(2). Calgary Notre Dame, 5-0 3(3). Sherwood Park Bev Facey, 5-0 4(5). Lethbridge Collegiate, 4-1 5(6). Spruce Grove, 3-1-1 6(4). St. Albert Bellerose, 3-2 7(9) Edmonton Harry Ainlay, 3-2 8(7). Sherwood Park Salisbury, 1-2-1 9(8). Calgary Centennial, 2-3 10(0). Calgary Henry Wise Wood, 2-3 Tier 2 1(1). Grande Prairie St. Joseph’s, 8-0 2(2). St. Albert Paul Kane, 3-1 3(3). Okotoks Foothills, 4-1 4(4). Red Deer Hunting Hills, 5-0 5(5). Calgary St. Mary’s, 3-0 6(9). Lloydminster, 4-1 7(6). Airdrie George McDougall, 4-1 8(7). Medicine Hat, 3-2 9(8). Lethbridge Catholic Central, 3-2 10(10). Lethbridge Chinook, 4-1

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West Division GP W L T x-Calgary 14 11 3 0 x-Edmonton 14 10 4 0 B.C. 13 5 8 0 Winnipeg 14 4 10 0 Saskatchewan 14 2 12 0 x — clinched playoff berth.

PF 370 350 314 269 342

PA 290 261 365 401 432

Pt 22 20 10 8 4

WEEK 15 Bye: Toronto Saturday’s results Edmonton 24 Winnipeg 23 B.C. 46 Saskatchewan 20 Friday’s result Calgary 23 Hamilton 20 Thursday’s result Ottawa 39 Montreal 17

Six-Man 1(1). Brooks St. Joseph’s, 4-0 2(2). Breton, 4-0 3(3). Rimbey, 3-1 4(4). Edm Millwoods Christian, 3-0 5(5). Edm Oscar Romero, 3-0 6(6). Hanna, 3-1 7(7). Jasper Ecole Desrochers, 2-2 8(8). Edson Hold Redeemer, 2-2 9(-). Calgary Heritage Christian, 2-2 10(10). Redwater, 1-2

PF 430 319 312

PA 269 338 348

Pt 16 16 14

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 3 0 01.000 119 N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 95 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 110 Miami 1 3 0 .250 65 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 72 Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 Houston 1 3 0 .250 77 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 4 0 01.000 121 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 96 Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 93 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 85 West W L T Pct PF Denver 4 0 01.000 97 Oakland 2 2 0 .500 97 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 96 Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 100

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 2 2 0 .500 95 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 Washington 2 2 0 .500 78 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 South W L T Pct PF Carolina 4 0 01.000 108 Atlanta 4 0 01.000 137 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 86 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 4 0 01.000 113 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 80 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 68 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 66 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 3 1 0 .750 148 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 74 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 87 San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 48

PA 101 82 79 86 PA 71 93 117 104 PA 71 73 125 96 PA 73 89 71 110

Thursday’s Game Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20, OT Sunday’s Games N.Y. Jets 27, Miami 14 Chicago 22, Oakland 20 Indianapolis 16, Jacksonville 13, OT N.Y. Giants 24, Buffalo 10 Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 23 Washington 23, Philadelphia 20 Atlanta 48, Houston 21 Cincinnati 36, Kansas City 21 San Diego 30, Cleveland 27 Green Bay 17, San Francisco 3 St. Louis 24, Arizona 22 Denver 23, Minnesota 20 New Orleans 26, Dallas 20, OT Open: New England, Tennessee

WEEK 17 Bye: Saskatchewan Friday, Oct. 16 Winnipeg at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Calgary vs. Toronto, 2 p.m. B.C. at Edmonton, 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 Hamilton at Montreal, 11 a.m

Tier 4 1(2). Sexsmith, 5-0 2(3). Willow Creek, 2-2 3(5). Cold Lake, 3-2 4(4). Pincher Creek, 5-2 5(6). Ardrossan, 2-3 6(7). Rocky Mountain House, 2-1 7(8). Wainwright, 2-3 8(9). Olds, 2-3 9(-). Drumheller, 1-3 10(10). Canmore, 3-4

Hamilton Ottawa Toronto

WEEK 16 Tuesday, Oct. 6 Toronto at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Edmonton at Calgary, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at B.C., 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 Toronto at Montreal, 11 a.m.

Tier 3 1(1). Cochrane, 5-0 2(2) Med Hat Crescent Heights, 6-0 3(3). Calgary Rundle College, 3-0-1 4(-). Lloydminster Holy Rosary, 6-0 5(5). Cardston, 3-2 6(4). St. Paul, 4-1 7(9). Sylvan Lake, 2-1 8(6). Peace River, 4-2 9(10). Camrose, 1-2 10(7). St. Albert, 2-3

CFL East Division GP W L T 13 8 5 0 13 8 5 0 12 7 5 0

Montreal

PA 70 55 92 101

Monday’s Game Seattle 13, Detroit 10

PA 93 77 108 107

Sunday, Oct. 11 Chicago at Kansas City, 11 a.m. St. Louis at Green Bay, 11 a.m. Buffalo at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Seattle at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Washington at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. New Orleans at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Arizona at Detroit, 2:05 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 2:25 p.m. New England at Dallas, 2:25 p.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets

PA 77 75 104 102 PA 69 108 110 12

Thursday, Oct. 8 Indianapolis at Houston, 6:25 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 12 Pittsburgh at San Diego, 6:30 p.m.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Named Billy Eppler general manager. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Promoted Billy Beane to executive vice-president of baseball operations and David Forst to general manager. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Fired pitching coach Mike Harkey. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Announced the contracts of first base coach Mike Guerrero, pitching coach Rick Kranitz, bench coach Jerry Narron, outfield coach John Shelby and bullpen coach Lee Tunnell will not be renewed. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Fired manager Matt Williams, bench coach Randy Knorr, pitching coach Steve McCatty, hitting coach Rick Schu, third base coach Bobby Henley, first base coach Tony Tarasco, bullpen coach Matt LeCroy and defensive co-ordinator/advance coach Mark Weidemaier. FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed OL Ronald Patrick to the practice squad. Released OL Andrew McDonald from the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived LB Keith Smith and DT Ken Bishop. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released QB Josh Johnson. Signed CB Shaun Prater. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed G Brandon Linder on injured reserve. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Fired coach Joe Philbin. Named Dan Campbell interim coach. NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR Kenbrell Thompkins to the practice squad. Released WR-KR Walter Powell from the practice squad. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed DE Frank Kearse. Waived LB Terrance Plummer. Signed WR Issac Blakeney and LB Lynden Trail to the practice squad. Released LB Sage Harold from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended San Jose F Raffi Torres 41 games for interference and an illegal check to the head against Anaheim F Jakob Silfverberg during an Oct. 3 preseason game at Anaheim. Placed Montreal F Zack Kassian in Stage Two of the Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program (SABH) of the NHL and NHLPA. NHLPA — Defenceman Mike Weaver announced his retirement. ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned G John Gibson, F Chris Mueller, D Korbinian Holzer, LW Nick Ritchie and D Joe Piskula to San Diego (AHL). Placed F Nate Thompson and Kenton Helgesen on injured reserve.

ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned G Louis Domingue and LW Matthias Plachta to Springfield (AHL) and D James Melindy and LW Dan O’Donoghue to Rapid City (ECHL). Released RW Daniel Barczuk, C Cody Ferriero, D Jordan Heywood and RW Kale Kerbashian from their tryout agreements. BOSTON BRUINS — Waived F Max Talbot. CALGARY FLAMES — Waived LW Mason Raymond. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Assigned F Lawson Crouse to Kingston (OHL). COLORADO AVALANCHE — Released F Curtis Glencross from his professional tryout contract. DALLAS STARS — Loaned F Curtis McKenzie to Texas (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned F Mitch Callahan, F Andy Miele and D Brian Lashoff to Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed D Jakub Kindl on seven-day injured reserve, retroactive to Sept. 29. EDMONTON OILERS — Assigned F Leon Draisaitl to Bakersfield (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Assigned LW Michael Mersch to Ontario (AHL). MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned Fs Charles Hudon and Sven Andrighetto to St. John’s (AHL). Waived G Dustin Tokarski and D Mark Barberio. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Waived D Andrew McDonald. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Waived D Tim Erixon. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed G Ken Appleby to a three-year, entry-level contract. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Waived D Andrew MacDonald. SAN JOSE SHARKS — Assigned D Mirco Mueller, F Nikolay Goldobin and C Melker Karlsson to San Jose (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed F Scottie Upshall to a one-year contract. Assigned F Magnus Paajarvi, F Ty Rattie, D Chris Butler and D Petteri Lindbohm to Chicago (AHL). TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Waived D T.J. Brennan, D Andrew Campbell, C Sam Carrick, RW Matt Frattin and C Byron Froese. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Waived F Linden Vey, D Frank Corrado and D Alex Biega. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed C Tim McGauley to a three-year, entry-level contract and assigned him to Brandon (WHL). Released C Derek Roy, G Justin Peters, D Aaron Ness, D Ryan Stanton, C Liam O’Brien and C Chandler Stephenson. WINNIPEG JETS — Waived D Jay Harrison. American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Stockton C Mitchell Heard two games for a boarding incident during an Oct. 1 preseason game at San Jose. Suspended Hershey D Bobby Shea one game for an altercation during an Oct. 1 preseason game against Albany. Suspended Grand Rapids RW Joel Rechlicz for three games for a charging incident during an Oct. 2 preseason game against Lake Erie. Suspended Iowa F Kurtis Gabriel three games for his actions during an Oct. 3

EUGENIE BOUCHARD

Bouchard retires from opening match at China Open with dizziness BEIJING — A teary-eyed Eugenie Bouchard retired from her opening match against Andrea Petkovic at the China Open due to dizziness on Monday, her first match since falling at the U.S. Open last month and suffering a concussion.

Thursday • High school football: Stettler at Rocky Mountain House, 4 p.m.; Sylvan Lake at Drayton Valley, 4 p.m.; Ponoka at Camrose, 7 p.m. • College preseason basketball: Ramada Inns Classic at RDC — RDC Kings vs. Montana State University, 8 p.m.

• Bantam AA hockey: Olds at Central Alberta, 6 p.m., Lacombe. • Rodeo: Foothills Cowboys Association Finals, 7 p.m., Westerner Stockmens Pavilion. • WHL: Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m., Saddledome (The Drive). • Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Strathmore at Three Hills, 8 p.m. • Midget AA hockey: West Central at Red Deer Elks, 8:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

Saturday • Peewee AA hockey: West Central at Central Alberta, 11 a.m., Lacombe.

• Rodeo: Foothills Cowboys Association Finals, 1 and 7 p.m., Westerner Stockmens Pavilion. • Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Central Alberta, 2 p.m., Stettler; Calgary Canucks at Olds, 7:30 p.m. • College preseason basketball: Ramada Inns Classic at RDC — RDC Kings vs. University of Northern B.C., 4 p.m., RDC Queens vs. Camrose Augustana, 6 p.m.; other games at noon and 2 p.m. • WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. • College hockey: NAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. • Heritage junior B hockey: High River at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

Sunday • College preseason basketball: Ramada Inns Classic at RDC — RDC Queens vs. University of Northern B.C., 10 a.m.; second game at noon.• Bantam AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Steel Kings, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A. • Rodeo: Foothills Cowboys Association Finals, 1 p.m., Westerner Stockmens Pavilion. • Heritage junior B hockey: Medicine Hat at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.

Baseball

Montreal at Toronto, 5p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 8p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m

NHL Preseason Eastern Conference Atlantic Division

• WHL: Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. (The Drive).

Friday GF 22 22 20 16 18 6 13

Pacific Division GP W L OT GF GA Pt Edmonton 8 6 1 1 25 16 13 Anaheim 6 5 0 1 18 9 11 Los Angeles 6 4 1 1 16 8 9 San Jose 7 4 2 1 15 10 9 Vancouver 8 4 3 1 15 18 9 Calgary 8 4 4 0 17 17 8 Arizona 6 0 4 2 4 20 2 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Today’s games Vancouver at Brandon, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Prince Albert, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Spokane at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Today

preseason game against Manitoba. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned F Alden Hirschfeld, F Dominic Zombo, D Derek Docken and D Steve Spinell to Toledo (ECHL). Released Fs Kurt Etchegary, Jean-Paul LaFontaine, Evan Rankin, Josh Shalla, Tyler Sikura and Austin Wuthrich and D Ralfs Freibergs, Jared Nightingale and Andrew Prochno from their tryout agreements. HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Acquired F Mason Marchment and a 2016 fourth-round OHL Priority selection for a 2016 third- and ninth-round OHL Priority selections. HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Reassigned F Michael Kantor to Greenville (ECHL). Loaned D Kodie Curran to Greenville. Released F Alex Krushelnyski from his tryout agreement and returned him to Utah (ECHL). Released D Brett Bellemore. ONTARIO REIGN — Assigned F Maxim Kitsyn and D Alex Roach to Manchester (ECHL). Released F Matt White, F Derek Arnold, F Riley Armstrong and D Garrett Haar from their tryout agreements. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reassigned D Justin Hamonic, RW Garrett Meurs, C Brett Perlini, LW Trevor Cheek and RW Alex Belzile to Fort Wayne (ECHL). STOCKTON HEAT — Assigned F Michael Kirkpatrick to Adirondack (ECHL). ECHL READING ROYALS — Announced Fs Kevin Goumas and Derek Mathers and Gs Connor Knapp and Martin Ouellette were loaned to the team by Lehigh Valley (AHL). Announced Fs Kevin Sundher and D Jordan Heywood were returned to the team after being released from AHL training camp. SOCCER Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA — Sanctioned the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) after serious crowd disturbances led to the abandonment of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifying match between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia on Sept. 8. Malaysia was fined $41,000 and will play the Nov. 17 game against United Arab Emirates without spectators. TENNIS Women’s Tennis Association WTA — Named Steven Simon CEO. COLLEGE BROWN — Named Jim Hayes assistant gymnastics coach. DENVER — Signed lacrosse coach Bill Tierney to a five-year contract extension through 2022. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON — Named Justin McKay assistant baseball staff. NYU — Named Conor Smith men’s assistant basketball coach.

Bouchard slipped in the locker room after her third-round win against Dominika Cibulkova at the U.S. Open, falling backward and landing on the back of her head. She was forced to withdraw from the tournament, as well as subsequent tournaments in Tokyo and Wuhan. The Canadian was trailing 6-2, 1-1 against Petkovic on Monday when she decided to call it quits. Petkovic said after the match that Bouchard told her she felt very dizzy and that the effects of the concussion tend to “come back when she gets physically very active.”

Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct x-Toronto 93 69 .574 y-New York 87 75 .537 Baltimore 81 81 .500 Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 Boston 78 84 .481

x-Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit

Central Division W L Pct 95 67 .586 83 79 .512 81 80 .503 76 86 .469 74 87 .460

West Division W L Pct x-Texas 88 74 .543 y-Houston 86 76 .531 Los Angeles 85 77 .525 Seattle 76 86 .469 Oakland 68 94 .420 x-clinched division; y-clinched wild card

GB — 6 12 13 15 GB — 12 13 1/2 19 20 1/2 GB — 2 3 12 20

Saturday’s Games Baltimore 9, N.Y. Yankees 2, 1st game Kansas City 5, Minnesota 1 L.A. Angels 11, Texas 10 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3 Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 2nd game Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit 3 Houston 6, Arizona 2 Oakland 7, Seattle 5, 13 innings Sunday’s Games Texas 9, L.A. Angels 2 Baltimore 9, N.Y. Yankees 4 Cleveland 3, Boston 1 Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 0 Arizona 5, Houston 3 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 1 Seattle 3, Oakland 2 Tampa Bay 12, Toronto 3 End of Regular Season AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. MiCabrera Det 119 429 64 145 .338 Bogaerts Bos 156 613 84 196 .320 Altuve Hou 154 638 86 200 .313 Brantley Cle 137 529 68 164 .310 LCain KC 140 551 101 169 .307 Fielder Tex 158 613 78 187 .305 Kipnis Cle 141 565 86 171 .303 NCruz Sea 152 590 90 178 .302 Trout LAA 159 575 104 172 .299 Hosmer KC 158 599 98 178 .297 Home Runs CDavis, Baltimore, 47 NCruz, Seattle, 44 Donaldson, Toronto, 41 Trout, Los Angeles, 41 Bautista, Toronto, 40 Pujols, Los Angeles, 40 Encarnacion, Toronto, 39. Runs Batted In Donaldson, Toronto, 123 CDavis, Baltimore, 117 Bautista, Toronto, 114 Encarnacion, Toronto, 111 Ortiz, Boston, 108 KMorales, Kansas City, 106 JMartinez, Detroit, 102. Pitching Keuchel, Houston, 20-8 McHugh, Houston, 19-7 Price, Toronto, 18-5 FHernandez, Seattle, 18-9 Lewis, Texas, 17-9 Buehrle, Toronto, 15-8 Richards, Los Angeles, 15-12.

x-New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia

National League East Division W L Pct 90 72 .556 83 79 .512 71 91 .438 67 95 .414 63 99 .389

GB — 7 19 23 27

x-St. Louis y-Pittsburgh y-Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati

Central Division W L Pct 100 62 .617 98 64 .605 97 65 .599 68 94 .420 64 98 .395

GB — 2 3 32 36

West Division W L Pct x-Los Angeles 92 70 .568 San Francisco 84 78 .519 Arizona 79 83 .488 San Diego 74 88 .457 Colorado 68 94 .420 x-clinched division; y-clinched wild card

GB — 8 13 18 24

Saturday’s Games Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1, 1st game San Francisco 3, Colorado 2 Miami 7, Philadelphia 6, 1st game Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1 Chicago Cubs 1, Milwaukee 0 Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 0, 2nd game St. Louis at Atlanta, ppd., rain Miami 5, Philadelphia 2, 2nd game Houston 6, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 1 Sunday’s Games Atlanta 6, St. Louis 0, 1st game Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 0 Colorado 7, San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 7, Miami 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 1 Arizona 5, Houston 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Diego 3 N.Y. Mets 1, Washington 0 Atlanta 2, St. Louis 0, 2nd game End of Regular Season NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. DGordon Mia 145 615 88 205 .333 Harper Was 153 521 118 172 .330 Goldschmidt Ari 159 567 103 182 .321 Posey SF 150 557 74 177 .318 Pollock Ari 157 609 111 192 .315 YEscobar Was 139 535 75 168 .314 Votto Cin 158 545 95 171 .314 DPeralta Ari 149 462 61 144 .312 Inciarte Ari 132 524 73 159 .303 LeMahieu Col 150 564 85 170 .301 Home Runs Arenado, Colorado, 42 Harper, Washington, 42 CaGonzalez, Colorado, 40 Frazier, Cincinnati, 35 Goldschmidt, Arizona, 33 Rizzo, Chicago, 31 Votto, Cincinnati, 29. Runs Batted In Arenado, Colorado, 130 Goldschmidt, Arizona, 110 Rizzo, Chicago, 101 Kemp, San Diego, 100 Bryant, Chicago, 99 Harper, Washington, 99 CaGonzalez, Colorado, 97. Pitching Arrieta, Chicago, 22-6 Greinke, Los Angeles, 19-3 GCole, Pittsburgh, 19-8 Bumgarner, San Francisco, 18-9 Wacha, St. Louis, 17-7 Kershaw, Los Angeles, 16-7 CMartinez, St. Louis, 14-7. MLB postseason WILD CARD Tuesday, Oct. 6: Houston (Keuchel 20-8) at New York (Tanaka 12-7), 6:08 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7: Chicago (Arrieta 22-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 19-8), 6:08 p.m. DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5 x-if necessary) American League Kansas City vs. New York-Houston winner Thursday, Oct. 8: New York-Houston winner at Kansas City Friday, Oct. 9: New York-Houston winner at Kansas City Toronto vs. Texas Thursday, Oct. 8: Texas at Toronto (Price 18-5) Friday, Oct. 9: Texas at Toronto National League St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh-Chicago winner Friday, Oct. 9: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis Saturday, Oct. 10: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis Los Angeles vs. New York Friday, Oct. 9: New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles Saturday, Oct. 10: New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles

Bowling Heritage Lanes High scores Sept. 28-Oct. 4 Monday 1 p.m. 55+: Kathy Jackson, 269 high singles; Mariano Campos, 719 high triple.

Thursday 7 p.m. mixed: John Vanderleek, 288; Harvey Von Hollen, 1,111. Youth Bowling of Canada

Monday 7 p.m. mixed: Doug Hoskins, 282; Lonnie Staples, 662. Tuesday 7 p.m. mixed: Harvey Von Hollen, 315; Von Hollen, 841. Wednesday 1 p.m. 55+: Janet Murray, 265; Don Knowler, 699. Wednesday 7 p.m. mixed: Don Lattery, 285; Lance Clark, 727.

Bumpers: Brody Ehret 101. Bowlasaurus: Rogan Clark, 94. Peewees: Mason Skene, 114; Jennika Wudkevich, 221 (two games). Bantams: Blake Stanley, 187; Stanley, 493 (three games). Juniors: Emma Jean Ostrikoff, 251; Ostrikoff, 667.

Thursday a.m. ladies: Tammy Downey, 282; Downey, 705.

Seniors: Austin Durette, 257; Jason Smith, 689.

Raffi Torres suspended 41 games for illegal check to the head BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The NHL handed out one of its longest suspensions for onice conduct in league history by banning San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres 41 games for an illegal hit to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg. Torres is one of the worst head-shot offenders in recent years, since the Department of Player Safety began cracking down on them. It’s the fifth suspension for Torres. He has also been fined three times and warned twice in 703 games, according to director of player safety Patrick Burke, who narrated the sus-

pension video. Torres had already been suspended for hits to the head of Jordan Eberle (April 2011), Nate Prosser (December 2011), Marian Hossa (April 2012) and Jarret Stoll (2013). Silfverberg was his latest victim when Torres lined up the Swede during Saturday night’s pre-season game and drove his left shoulder upwards into his head. Silfverberg left for precautionary reasons but was considered OK. Torres was almost a full second late on the hit after Silfverberg was stripped of the puck. He will forfeit US$440,860.29 in salary as a result of the suspension.

BUSINESS

TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 2015

Suncor makes bid for Canadian Oil Sands BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Suncor Energy is looking to grow its position as Canada’s dominant oilsands producer — and take advantage of a prolonged rout in crude prices — with a hostile bid to take over Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., the largest partner in the massive Syncrude mine. Suncor (TSX:SU) is offering $4.3 billion in its own stock and would take on about $2.3 billion in COS debt, bringing the total price tag to $6.6 billion. Suncor and Syncrude have the oldest operations in the oilsands, with side-by-side mines north of Fort McMurray, Alta. COS has a 37 per cent stake in Syncrude and Suncor has a 12 per cent stake, meaning Suncor would own just under half of Syncrude if it successfully gobbles up its target. Suncor CEO Steve Williams said his company made overtures to COS earlier this year in the hopes of inking a friendly deal, but was rebuffed by its board. The unsolicited offer announced Monday requires that two-thirds of COS stock be tendered to Suncor by Dec. 4. “Our clear preference was to work together on a co-operative negotiated deal,” Williams said in an interview.

“We approached them twice, once in March, once in April, and were told that there was no interest at that time,” he said. “So I felt that the only option open to me, because I do think that this is a compelling offer, was then to go directly to shareholders.” COS said it’s reviewing the Suncor offer with its advisers. “Shareholders are urged not to take any action or make any decision with regard to the Suncor offer until the board has had an opportunity to fully review the Suncor offer and to make a recommendation as to its merits,” it said in a release. COS shareholders would have got a better deal if the company had accepted Suncor’s earlier offer — $11.84 as of March 31, according to a filing to U.S. regulators, versus $8.84 based on Suncor’s closing price on Friday. Williams noted crude prices have dropped 17 per cent since its friendly approach, languishing below US$50 for several weeks. Brompton Group portfolio manager Laura Lau says COS is likely holding out for a better offer to emerge. The logical “white knight” would be ExxonMobil-controlled Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO), which owns 25 per cent of Syncrude and manages its day-to-day

operations, Lau said. “I’m sure Imperial-Exxon have sharpened their pencils.” Imperial spokesman Pius Rolheiser said the company doesn’t comment on market speculation. Lau said she doubts the two Chinese-controlled firms with Syncrude stakes — Sinopec, with nine per cent, and CNOOC-owned Nexen, with seven per cent — would have much of an appetite to grow their share, given Ottawa’s hurdles to foreign stateowned investment in the oilsands. Mocal Energy and Murphy Oil each have five per cent interests in Syncrude. John Stephenson, CEO of Stephenson & Co Capital Management, said he doubts Imperial is keen on topping Suncor’s offer, and COS shareholders would be wise to take what’s on the table. During the last oil industry downturn in 2009, Suncor also went shopping, absorbing Petro-Canada in a blockbuster deal. This time around, the mergers and acquisition front has been relatively quiet, with buyers and sellers failing to see eye to eye. One exception has been Suncor’s recent plan to purchase an additional 10 per cent stake in the under-construction Fort Hills mine from partner Total for $310 million.

Auto union slams TPP deal BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Christmas decorations on display at the Walmart Toronto Stockyards Supercentre in Toronto, Friday.

‘Tis the season? SHOPPERS SURPRISED TO SEE SOME RETAILERS STOCKING HOLIDAY ITEMS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Christmas is still months away but ‘tis already the season for several retailers stocking holiday merchandise — a move that is surprising and rankling some consumers. Leonard Cloutier recently tweeted a photo of a curtained-off aisle inside a Canadian Tire store with a Christmas-themed sign stating “Elves at Work.” The date was Sept. 25 — exactly three months before Christmas. “I’d rather they wait till Halloween is done,” said the Toronto resident. “Nov. 1, I’m fine, but let’s get Halloween out of the way first. I don’t like the overlapping, I really and truly don’t.” In its defence, Canadian Tire cited consumer demand as the reason it begins selling Christmas merchandise in mid-October (and sometimes sooner). “Customers want to begin their Christmas shopping and decorating well in advance of the holiday season,” the company said in an emailed statement. Walmart Canada already has festive items including Christmas trees and inflatable characters available for sale in-store and online. Christmas decor is also on display at Hudson’s Bay Co.’s Queen Street location in downtown Toronto. Neither retailer immediately responded to requests for comment. Costco Canada has been selling Christmas merchandise since July, said spokesman Ron Damiani. And it does sell in the summertime. “The philosophy is first in, first out. That’s why we’re in early,” Damiani said. “This is not an experiment. We’ve been doing it since Day 1. And if we’ve kept on doing it for the 25 years that we’ve been in Canada it’s because consumers responded well to it. There’s no retailer that’s going to put merchandise on the sales floor that they don’t expect to sell.” Seeing seasonal inventory surface months ahead of time isn’t strictly a Christmas retail phenomenon. Vancouver resident Chris Yli-Luoma recalled seeing Halloween chips in grocery stores back in August.

the David’s Tea company in 2008 in Montreal. Today there are more than 165 stores across Canada and the United States. David’s Tea offers more than 150 types of tea including exclusive blends, limited edition seasonal collections, traditional straight teas and exotic infusions from around the world.

BRIEF David’s Tea coming to Bower Place A new Canadian tea shop will soon be brewing in Bower Place. David’s Tea is set to open on Oct. 24 in the former Second Cup location near Sears in the mall. It will join Teavana, another tea store. Cousins David Segal and Herschel Segal started

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“Psychologically, it unnerves me,” she said. “It kind of sets you off your natural rhythm of how your life goes. “The other frustrating part, of course, is when you’re getting closer to the actual holiday … and you’re looking for a particular item and it’s like: ‘Oh, they’re already sold out,”’ she added. Michael Mulvey of the University of Ottawa said it was historically rare to find any holiday items in stores prior to Halloween and it appears retailers are experimenting with extending the Christmas-shopping season. “It seems it’s starting to encroach earlier and earlier which, to me, is a bit surprising,” said Mulvey, assistant professor of marketing in the university’s Telfer School of Management. “For a while, it seemed like Halloween was building up and holding its own and owning the aisles in the seasonal sections of these stores. But I really do think it’s early for Christmas.” Marketing analyst Brynn Winegard of Winegard & Company said it’s been a flat year for retailers and one that’s posed several challenges, including the low loonie and volatility in the market with the departure of Target. There’s even more incentive for retailers to try to gain ground before year’s end, Winegard said, especially with up to 60 per cent of their annual revenue amassed in the last quarter. Even for customers who may be irked by earlier-than-normal sightings of holiday merchandise, Winegard said “cutting through the clutter and getting people to comment at all is half the battle.” “Even though you might be likely to have some people a little peeved or a little irritated by it, the truth is if they’ve noticed, you’ve won,” she said. Cloutier said he understands why some retailers have opted to make the seasonal transition early. “Merchandising and retail sales, it’s a war. There’s a lot of competition out there and the early bird gets the worm, right? “I don’t think it hurts us in any way. If anything, we probably benefit by it.”

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TORONTO — The Canadian auto industry could shed as many as 20,000 jobs a result of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, according to autoworkers’ union Unifor, as Canada’s tariff on imported vehicles is rapidly phased out and domestic content rules are loosened. The trade deal, announced Monday, will see Canada’s 6.1 per cent tariff on imported vehicles phased out over a five-year period, giving Japanese automakers much quicker access to the Canadian auto market than the U.S. one. South of the border, tariffs on Japanese cars will remain in place for 25 years, while tariffs on Japanese trucks will be in place for 30 years, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. “This is going to have a disastrous impact,” said Unifor’s national president Jerry Dias. “Why is that the Americans can protect their industry but Canada just can’t do it?” Canadian auto industry consultant Dennis DesRosiers said it’s unclear whether the benefits of the trade deal to the Canadian auto sector — such as greater access to international markets for Canadian parts manufacturers — outweigh the downsides. “I like free trade,” DesRosiers said. “I think free trade is good for nations and that we need to move to a freer, if not free trade, system. But you’ve got to do it gradually, because when you get into the woodwork, there’s an awful lot of potential negatives.” Meanwhile, domestic content requirements — rules that dictate what percentage of a vehicle or auto part must be made within the TPP in order to be sold within the region tariff-free — will be slashed. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, an auto part needed to contain 60 per cent North American content in order to remain duty-free. For a fully assembled vehicle, the minimum content requirement was 62.5 per cent. The new trade deal will allow for the tariff-free movement of vehicles that have as little as 45 per cent domestic content. For parts, the threshold will be even lower. Dias called it “outrageous” that the government has inked a deal allowing for a car made up of mostly Chinese parts to be imported into Canada tariff-free. “What they did is create a huge disincentive for everybody to invest here in Canada,” Dias said. DesRosiers said the NAFTA rules forced many Asian automakers to set up power train, engine and transmission manufacturing plants in North America in order to satisfy the domestic content requirements. The lower threshold negotiated in the TPP could lessen the need for those automakers to keep those operations in North America, DesRosiers said. “So do we get less engine investments and power train investments from these Asian companies in the future? We don’t know because it comes down to competitiveness factors at the end of the day, but there’s less of a push, there’s less of a need,” DesRosiers said. Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised during a news conference Monday that he would soon announce measures to help attract new auto investment in Canada and ensure the stability of Canadian car assembly plans. Harper has already pledged to spend $4.3 billion over the next 15 years to protect Canadian farmers from the impact of the TPP. However, Dias said the auto industry isn’t looking for cash to soften the blow of the trade deal. “We need jobs in Canada,” he said. “We don’t need bailouts.” da are joining forces to do an e-commerce pilot project in the Toronto area. Online shoppers at Walmart.ca will be able to have their orders delivered for pickup at one of six convenience stores operated around the clock by 7-Eleven. It’s an extension of a Walmart locker service, currently available at the retailer’s Canadian head office, some of its stores in the Greater Toronto Area and in Kapuskasing, Ont. With the lockers, Walmart customers are sent an email with a six-digit code that remains valid for seven days. It’s one of several attempts by Canadian retailers to use established store fronts as pickup points for goods bought online.

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MARKETS COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Monday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 120.06 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.10 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.93 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.63 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.54 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.59 Cdn. National Railway . . 77.26 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 197.53 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.72 Capital Power Corp . . . . 19.55 Cervus Equipment Corp 13.78 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 46.31 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 54.25 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 20.56 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.30 General Motors Co. . . . . 31.76 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 24.61 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.78 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.85 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 30.01 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.62 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.82 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 44.75 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 120.78 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.76 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.05 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 68.53 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market began the week with a big triple-digit advance amid continued optimism among traders that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not raise interests rates any time soon. The S&P/TSX composite soared 212.46 points to close at 13,552.20 on Monday, bolstered by increases in oil and base metals prices. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average added 304.06 points to 16,776.43, adding to a 200-point gain on Friday, while the broader S&P 500 index advanced 35.69 points to 1,987.05 and the Nasdaq gained 73.48 points to 4,781.26. Ian Nakamoto, director of research at 3Macs, said markets are rebounding after a dismal quarter where stocks became oversold on concerns about global economic performance and volatility in the Chinese stock market. “We were down so much it looked like we were going into a recession, but it’s just a slowgrowth economy,” he said. The TSX declined by roughly 8.5 in the third quarter, which Nakamoto said is traditionally a weak time for stock markets, while the Dow fell more than eight per cent and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were both off well over seven per cent. On commodity markets, the November contract for benchmark crude oil added 72 cents to settle at US$46.26 a barrel, while November natural gas lost 0.1 of a cent to US$2.45 per thousand cubic feet. December gold added one dollar to US$1,137.60 an ounce and December copper gained three cents to US$2.356 a pound. The loonie also moved higher, up 0.45 of a U.S. cent to close at 76.41 cents US. Nakamoto said the Canadian

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 22.11 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.07 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.87 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.84 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . . 8.96 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.11 First Quantum Minerals . . 6.19 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 17.39 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.80 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.64 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.64 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 27.42 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.820 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 7.39 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 19.52 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 19.35 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 54.63 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 23.40 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 28.20 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.60 Canyon Services Group. . 5.31 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.86 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 9.91 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.720 dollar is gaining strength as the prospect of an interest rate hike by the Americans, which would make their dollar more attractive to investors and drive up its value against the loonie, recedes into the future. In September, the U.S. Federal Reserve bucked expectations and chose not to raise interest rates, citing the struggling stock market and poor economic indicators. On Friday, the American government released numbers on hiring that showed employers added far fewer new employees than expected in September. “It looks less and less likely that we’re going to have a rate increase this year if the economy continues to be weak,” Nakamoto said. The Fed next meets at the end of this month and again in late December. In corporate news, Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) said it would make a hostile bid to take over Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (TSX:COS), the largest partner in the massive Syncrude mine. Suncor is offering $4.3 billion in its own stock and would take on about $2.3 billion in COS debt, bringing the total price tag to $6.6 billion. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, Suncor shares fell 77 cents or 2.18 per cent to $34.56, while COS stock jumped by $3.41, or more than 55 per cent, to end trading worth $9.60. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Monday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,552.20, up 212.46 points Dow — 16,776.43, up 304.06 points S&P 500 — 1,987.05, up 35.69 points Nasdaq — 4,781.26, up

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 76.81 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 37.71 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.54 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 21.25 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 42.39 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.24 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.040 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.56 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.60 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.920 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.68 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 44.71 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2600 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 73.68 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.38 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.89 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.99 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.53 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 36.16 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 93.18 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.82 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 41.39 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.42 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 72.53 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 43.63 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.45

73.48 points Currencies: Cdn — 76.41 cents US, up 0.45 of a cent Pound — C$1.9829, down 1.55 cents Euro — C$1.4635, down 1.14 cents Euro — US$1.1183, down 0.21 of a cent Oil futures: US$46.26 per barrel, up 72 cents (November contract) Gold futures: US$1,137.60 per oz., up one dollar (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.275 oz., up 30 cents $683.99 kg., up $9.64 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ‘15 $1.30 higher $473.20 Jan. ‘16 $0.80 higher $477.70 March ‘16 $1.00 higher $479.80 May ‘16 $1.00 higher $479.80 July ‘16 $0.90 higher $478.70 Nov. ‘16 $0.70 higher $469.30 Jan. ‘17 $0.70 higher $470.50 March ‘17 $0.70 higher $472.20 May ‘17 $0.70 higher $472.20 July ‘17 $0.70 higher $472.20 Nov. ‘17 $0.70 higher $472.20. Barley (Western): Oct. ‘15 unchanged $190.00 Dec. ‘15 unchanged $185.00 March ‘16 unchanged $187.00 May ‘16 unchanged $188.00 July ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 March ‘17 unchanged $188.00 May ‘17 unchanged $188.00 July ‘17 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $188.00. Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 510,800 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 510,800.

Telecom companies bulk up speeds BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Faster and more capable Internet services are headed your way from some of the country’s biggest telecommunications providers, but the chance you’ll need to jump on a “gigabit” service right away is highly unlikely. That hasn’t stopped Rogers, Bell and Telus from launching the highpriced and cutting-edge service that offers the ability to download at speeds of up to one gigabit per second. “Unless you have identified the need for gigabit services, you may want to wait before you buy in,” said technology analyst Carmi Levy. “We haven’t even begun to discuss, let alone understand, what this technology means for the Canadian consumer.” Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) on Monday became the latest carrier to offer preorders for its Ignite Gigabit packages, which will be available in certain areas of the country later this year. The rollout will begin in Ontario, focused on downtown Toronto and surrounding areas like Woodbridge, Richmond Hill, Markham, Pickering, Whitby and Ajax. Next year, Rogers plans to expand the service to all of Ontario and to Atlantic Canada. The company joins Bell (TSX:BCE) and Telus (TSX:T) who are both in the midst of their own multibillion-dollar “gigabit” investments in fibre-optic Internet expansion in some parts of the country. For all three companies, it’s a race to the finish line for bragging rights

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on who has the fastest and most capable Internet. But for the rest of us, paying $150 a month for an unlimited “gigabit” Internet package is probably unnecessary. While carriers have already started offering the “gigabit” Internet service in certain parts of the country, paying the monthly bill for the improved Internet speeds is similar to buying a race car that you are only allowed to drive at city speed limits. For most Canadians, their existing Internet speeds are more than enough to stream movies on Netflix and casually browse websites. By next year, Rogers hopes to boost the need for “gigabit” Internet with a raft of sports content and hundreds of hours of TV programming in 4K ultra high-definition resolution, for which customers will need an Ultra-HD TV. Viewers who stream the higher image quality will quickly discover that their current Internet connections can’t handle the heavy data load, which Rogers hopes will convince them to upgrade their packages. “We’re future proofing our customers so they have the bandwidth in their homes to actually consume this great content that we’re going to create,” said Rogers CEO Guy Laurence. The first 4K broadcast will be the National Hockey League game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs airing on Sportsnet Jan. 23. After that, Rogers has committed to 4K resolution for another 19 NHL games, 81 Toronto Blue Jays home games and over 100 hours of entertainment on its Shomi streaming video service.

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A humpback whale breaks through the water outside of Hartley Bay along the Great Bear Rainforest, B.C.. Environmental groups say the Northern Gateway pipeline project would pose a serious threat to humpback whales and, if allowed, would set an important precedent for future projects.

Review failed to take whales into account: lawyer NORTHERN GATEWAY PIPELINE BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A federal panel tasked with reviewing the Northern Gateway pipeline project failed to take into account the serious threat oil spills and increased tanker traffic pose to humpback whales, says an environmental lawyer. ForestEthics Advocacy, Living Oceans Society, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and B.C. Nature are part of a Federal Court of Appeal challenge arguing the government erred in granting approval to Calgary-based Enbridge (TSX:ENB) for the controversial, $7-billion megaproject. Barry Robinson, a lawyer for three of the four environmental groups, told the court in Vancouver on Monday that the review panel’s failure to consider Canada’s official recovery strategy for humpback whales negates the federal government’s approval. “The final humpback whale recovery strategy was added to the Species At Risk public registry on Oct. 21, 2013,” said Robinson, which was two months before the panel issued its 209 recommendations. As of that date, the Joint Review Panel — the independent body mandated by the National Energy Board to assess the environmental effects of the project — was required to take that document into consideration, he added. “They seem not to have understood that obligation,” Robinson said, referring to panel members. The federal government issued its approval in June 2014. The proposed, 1,200-kilometre twin pipeline would carry bitumen between the Alberta oilsands to B.C.’s coast for export to foreign markets. Enbridge estimates the project would boost Canada’s gross domestic product by $300 billion over 30 years. The court is considering a total of 18 legal challenges from First Nations, environmental organizations and a labour union. The hearing is expected to conclude on Thursday. Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee said a bump in tanker traffic increases the likelihood of fatal collisions with whales and underwater noise seriously inter-

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feres with feeding and communication. “The waters between Kitimat and Hecate Strait, where Enbridge wants to put its tankers, are critical feeding grounds,” said MacDuffee, speaking outside the court on Monday. “As a (species at risk), Canada is obligated to protect habitat that is critical to the survival and recovery of humpback whales.” The push to have the court overturn the approval goes beyond opposition of this project and could set a pattern for all future pipelines, said lawyer Karen Campbell, co-counsel with Robinson for the environmental groups. “If they continue with processes that are increasingly geared toward facilitating approval then we’re going to see more and more cases in court,” said Campbell. “We’re hoping that we can stop that by getting a good precedent out of this case.” Joie Warnock with Unifor, which made its argument in court later on Monday, said the labour union does not oppose pipelines but takes issue with a faulty approval process that she describes as “rigged from the beginning.” “The playing field was never level between the powerful interests between foreign oil companies and those working Canadians who have concerns that need to be addressed,” she said. Laura Estep, a lawyer for Northern Gateway, capped off the day’s proceedings by arguing that neither the environmental groups nor Unifor should be granted standing as applicants in court because they aren’t directly impacted by the project. She took particular aim at ForestEthics, which she described as part of a “well-funded and co-ordinated network of U.S. and Canadian non-governmental organizations.” “It is seriously questionable whether ForestEthics is genuinely interested in the specific issues that are before the court and more likely that this litigation is just part of a strategy aimed at its broader anti-oilsands objectives,” said Estep. Eight First Nations argued in court last week that the federal government violated its duty to consult and accommodate aboriginal bands before approving the pipeline.

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C1 RDPSD looking for stable funding BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

When the province restored funding in September for new students — money that was cut by the previous government — it meant Red Deer Public Schools would get $674,000 more in per pupil funding for 101 fresh faces. Enrolment increases also trigger additional funding to address issues like class size, transportation, special needs and maintenance so altogether the district will see an additional $908,000. But the province is finding out educators have a few more funding suggestions on their wish list. Cathy Peacocke, vice-chair of Red Deer Public Schools board, said educators hope the province will give jurisdictions some spending flexibility to meet the unique community needs, as well as consistent funding. “We are really looking for the predictable and stable funding so we can

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plan a little longer term,” said Peacocke after meeting with Education Minister David Eggen on Monday in Red Deer. Eggen is in the process of meeting with officials from the 61 school DAVID boards in the EGGEN province. Eggen said Alberta Education also already ensured more money to build new schools that wasn’t available from the former Progressive Conservative government. “Certainly we want to make sure we meet the needs of all students through both funding and capital projects. Everybody is looking forward to the school year but everyone is also keep-

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‘EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SCHOOL YEAR BUT EVERYONE IS ALSO KEEPING A MINDFUL EYE ON THE BUDGET BECAUSE I NEED EVERYONE TO LOOK FOR EVERY EFFICIENCY WE CAN.’ DAVID EGGEN, ALBERTA EDUCATION MINISTER ing a mindful eye on the budget because I need everyone to look for every efficiency we can,” Eggen said. He said meeting with board officials has been intense, but very productive. “These are the individuals on the ground who are delivering education to our students and I can learn a tremendous amount from them to help

to focus public money to ensure we get the best result for all kids,” Eggen said. Peacocke said provincial transportation funding poses another concern for educators because it doesn’t cover the actual cost of transporting students. The province only funds students if they live 2.4 km from their designated school while most jurisdictions fund transportation for some students inside the 2.4 km zone, she said. “For us at Red Deer public, we provide transportation for kids starting if they’re 1.6 km from their designated school if they’re in kindergarten to Grade 5. We get no funding dollars for those students,” Peacocke said. “This year, for the first year, we’ve now started charging all students riding the buses, even those going to their designated schools where previously if they were beyond the maximum walk distance you didn’t pay fees.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer Public Library will host back-to-back election forums for candidates in two Central Alberta ridings this week. The forums start at 6:30 p.m. on both nights at the Downtown Branch. The candidates for Red DeerMountain View will be front and centre on Wednesday followed by the Red Deer-Lacombe candidates on Thursday. People do not need to be at the forum to have their questions answered. Questions can be submitted via RDPL’s social media sites, Facebook (Red Deer Public Library) and Twitter (@rdpl). Staff will pass the questions on to candidates who will answer them at the forum. Both events will be streamed live at www.rdpl.org/ programs/live. Briana Ehnes, organizer and Adult Services Manager, said polls show this election is one of the closest we’ve ever seen. “Given that, it is very important the public have a sound view of party platforms to cast an informed vote,” she said.

Celebrity dance off to support Julietta’s Place A Red Deer celebrity dance event that raises money for charity has chosen its benefactor and announced the eight celebrity dancers. Women’s Outreach Julietta’s Place will be the partner charity for the 2016 Sheraton Celebrity Dance off, which will take place April 16. Co-chair of the event, Christine Moore, said the celebrity dancers include David Brant, Dusty Daines, Bonnee Gregg, veterinarian Pat Higgins, coach Ken King, RCMP Const. Charlotte Rockwell, Hermes Salas and Tammy Schlamp. Julietta’s Place provides housing to women who are fleeing domestic abuse. The popular event has raised over $1 million over the past four years. It brings together professional dancers, community leaders, business and many volunteers. Tickets for the 2016 event go on sale Jan. 19.

Drug bust, gun seizure trial set to begin A large drug bust trial expected to start in less than two weeks was confirmed, despite a short lead time. Defence counsel Jackie Fry, acting as agent for counsel Andrew Phypers, confirmed Monday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench that Phypers was ready to go for a three-day trial on drugs and weapons charges. Richard Breadley Krepps, 30, of Red Deer will stand trial from Oct. 13 to 16 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before a judge alone. Krepps is charged with numerous counts of possession of weapons and trafficking controlled substances.

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Work has begun to replace the south pedestrian bridge crossing the creek in Coronation Park. Workers with Northstar Inc. were working Monday around the two new bridge supports that will hold the pedestrian bridge above the creek.

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Krepps was arrested on Oct. 17, 2013. Police found a car and licence plate that appeared to be stolen. They pulled the driver over and searched the vehicle. That search led police to a home in Johnstone Park, where they seized a “large amount” of drugs and several firearms.

2017 trial date set for attempted murder case A four-day trial in early 2017 has been set for a Red Deer woman accused of stabbing her mother at the Red Deer Regional Hospital earlier this year. Meghan Claire Dion, 34, of Red Deer is accused of attempted murder, assault and possession of stolen

property. She appeared Monday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before Justice Glen Poelman. Defence counsel Norm Clair told Poelman he was confirmed as Dion’s counsel of record after discussions ahead of setting the trial dates. Between Crown Prosecutor Ann MacDonald and Clair’s estimations on trial length, four days were scheduled. Dion said there will likely be expert testimony called during the judge alone trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. The trial is scheduled for Jan. 16 to 20, 2017, with the lawyers meeting in November of this year for a pre-trial conference to discuss how the trial will work. Dion was arrested on March 8 by Red Deer RCMP. She is accused of an incident at the hospital where a nurse

was stabbed after an argument.

Escaped Bowden inmate captured by RCMP A man who escaped Bowden Institution on Sunday morning was apprehended by Innisfail RCMP later the same day. Kenton Matthew Boyle, 29, had been unlawfully at large since 11:45 a.m. after staff members discovered he was missing during a count. CSC said it immediately contacted the Innisfail RCMP detachment, and a warrant for his arrest was issued. Innisfail RCMP arrested him at about 7 p.m. Boyle is currently serving a sentence in the minimum security facility of four years, six months for armed robbery, disguise with intent, possession of property obtained by crime and operate motor vehicle — flight. CSC is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Attempted murder trial derailed, accused fires lawyer BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADOVCATE STAFF

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With the Crown and defence in agreement to a plea bargain, all they needed was for a man accused of attempted murder to sign off. He didn’t. Instead, Andrew Allen Waunch, 32, of no fixed address is seeking new counsel, ending a scheduled three-week trial before it even started. Appearing in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday, defence counsel Jason Snider said Waunch had decided to discharge him as counsel. Snider told Justice Brian Burrows his relationship with the accused had broken down while discussing the agreed statement of facts Snider and

Crown Prosecutor Maurice Collard had been working on. Waunch faces numerous charges including attempted murder, armed robbery, extortion with a firearm, assault causing bodily harm and unlawful confinement. Waunch, who sat in the prisoner’s box dressed in a blue jumpsuit, told the court he expects to retain new counsel this month. Collard expressed frustration in the circumstances, saying he had been on the file for about a year and believed a deal was close. Burrows adjourned the charges to Nov. 2 in Red Deer Arraignment Court for to schedule new trial dates. Waunch has had at least three law-

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yers since he was first arrested. The charges had been set for a three-week trial starting Monday and running until Oct. 21. When Burrows sat down he was under the impression the charges were in his court for the plea deal to be entered into the record. Waunch has been held in custody since his June 10, 2013, arrest. He has not had a bail hearing and has been held in custody by consent. He was arrested by Red Deer RCMP after a pursuit in which shots were allegedly fired. They were investigating an armed carjacking and located the stolen vehicle at the Creekside Trailer Park in Sylvan Lake. The suspect evaded police capture and the vehicle was found abandoned near Olds. A second vehicle was reported sto-

len and was found in south Red Deer. Police deployed a spike belt and arrested the suspect after a foot pursuit. Sylvan Lake RCMP and the RCMP Serious Crimes Branch were investigating a report that a man and woman had entered an acreage residence in an effort to get money from a local business owner on June 3, 2013. Police believe that at least one shot was fired and that one of the home’s occupants was kidnapped and held captive. Ashley Chambers, 26, of Sylvan Lake was also arrested in connection with the June 3 armed robbery and attempted murder incident. She was convicted of armed robbery and forcible confinement on May 15, 2014 and sentenced to four years in custody. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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NATO consults on intrusions TURKEY VOWS TO PROTECT BORDERS FROM INFRINGEMENT BY RUSSIA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Iraqi refugees gather around a fire to shelter from the evening cold while waiting at the train station in Tovarnik, Croatia. Tens of thousands of people trying to escape conflict and poverty in places like Syria and Afghanistan have been making their way across Europe this summer and fall, embarking on grueling journeys that typically start with a short boat trip from Turkey to Greece, then continue north and west on foot and by bus and train.

Turkey seeks EU backing for Syrian no-fly, buffer zones to tackle refugee crisis BRUSSELS — Turkey’s president sought European backing on Monday for the creation of buffer and no-fly zones on the Syrian border, saying that such moves are key to ending the refugee crisis. Turkey is hosting around 2 million refugees from the conflict in Syria, which began in 2011 following protests against President Bashar Assad’s government. Tens of thousands of others have entered the EU from Turkey this year, overwhelming border authorities and receptions centres. “The root cause of the refugee cri-

them. In a brief statement, the military said the incident occurred while 10 F-16s were patrolling the Turkish-Syrian border. The military said it didn’t know which country the MIG-29 belonged to. Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded that Russia avoid future infringements, the Foreign Ministry statement said. It warned that Russia would be held “responsible for any undesired incident,” that may occur. The same message was also relayed to Russian Foreign Minis-

Afghans requested airstrike that killed innocents at Kunduz hospital: U.S. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Afghan forces who reported being under Taliban fire requested the U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a medical clinic in northern Afghanistan over the weekend, the top commander of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan said Monday, correcting an initial U.S. statement that the strike had been launched because U.S. forces were threatened. The strike wasn’t sought by U.S. forces, Gen. John F. Campbell said at a hastily arranged Pentagon news conference. “We have now learned that on Oct. 3, Afghan forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support from U.S. forces,” Campbell said. “An airstrike was then called to eliminate the Taliban threat and several civilians were accidentally struck. This is different from the initial reports, which indicated that U.S. forces were threatened and that the airstrike was called on their behalf.” The clinic was operated by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.

The attack killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more, setting the hospital on fire. In response to Campbell’s remarks, the organization’s general director, Christopher Stokes, said the U.S. had admitted that it attacked the facility. “The U.S. military remains responsible for the targets it hits, even though it is part of a coalition,” Stokes said. “There can be no justification for this horrible attack. With such constant discrepancies in the U.S. and Afghan accounts of what happened, the need for a full transparent independent in Afghan officials said Taliban fighters were in the hospital at the time of the airstrike, but that is in dispute. On Sunday, NATO, under whose umbrella the U.S.-led coalition operates in Afghanistan, issued a statement saying U.S. forces had conducted an airstrike against “insurgents who were directly firing upon U.S. service members” who were advising Afghan forces in Kunduz. The statement also said NATO was undertaking a preliminary assessment of the incident by a multi-national “casualty assessment team,” and that it would produce initial results “in a matter of days.”

sis today is the war that has been taking place in Syria and the state-sponsored terror actions which have been carried out by Assad himself,” Erdogan said. He raised the issue of “a safe zone that would be protected from terrorism” and “a no-fly zone” in talks with senior European Union officials in Brussels, but the EU believes the United Nations is the best forum for discussing them. European Council President Donald Tusk said Europe stands ready to help Ankara with financial assistance, border and security resources and the possibility of easing visa requirements for Turkish citizens. But Tusk said that “Turkey needs to be equally ready to act. The situations where hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing to the EU via Turkey must be stopped.” ter Sergey Lavrov by telephone. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed solidarity with Turkey and said the situation would be taken up at a meeting later on Monday. Davutoglu was also scheduled to chair a security meeting in Ankara in the evening. “I call on Russia to fully respect NATO airspace and to avoid escalating tensions with the Alliance,” Stoltenberg said. “I urge Russia to take the necessary steps to align its efforts with those of

The thousands fleeing conflict and poverty have been crossing from Turkey into Greece in the hope of finding better lives in Europe, but the EU believes that Ankara can do much more to stop them setting out. The European Commission hopes to generate around 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) in European funds to help lessen the impact of refugee arrivals on Turkey, which is a candidate for EU membership. A commission team was also due in Turkey later Monday to assess co-operation on the ground. EU officials said earlier Monday that Erdogan’s visit, which comes just weeks ahead of elections in Turkey on Nov. 1, was aimed at fine-tuning an action play to help Ankara cope between with the flow of refugees from Syria and Iraq.

the international community in the fight against ISIL,” he added, using an alternative acronym of the Islamic State group. Davutoglu told Haber Turk television that Russia assured Turkey that the airspace would not be violated again. “The information we got from Russia this morning is that it was an incident that occurred by mistake,” he said. “They said they are respectful of Turkey’s borders and that it would not happen again.”

Multiple car bombs on commercial streets across Iraq kill 60, wound dozens BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — A series of car bombings across Iraq Monday killed at least 56 people and wounded dozens as the government continued its efforts to combat extremism across the country. The largest bombing took place in the Shiite-majority town of al-Khales in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province. At least 32 people were killed in the attack and 58 were wounded when the car bomb tore through a commercial street, a police official said. In July, Diyala was the scene of one of the deadliest attacks on Iraqi soil in almost a decade when a suicide bomber with the Islamic State group attacked a crowded marketplace, killing 115 people, including women and children. The province, parts of which were previously under the Islamic State group’s rule, has been the scene

of multiple attacks in recent months — prompting anti-government protests, with citizens demanding tougher security measures. Meanwhile, in Iraq’s southern Basra province, a senior security official said a car bomb exploded in the busy commercial district of a suburb near the city killing 10 people. Jabar al-Saadi, head of security for Basra province, said the bombing happened in the town of al-Zubair Monday, 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of Basra. At least 25 people were wounded in the attack. In the capital, Baghdad, police said at least 14 people were killed and 25 wounded when a car bomb exploded in the northeastern neighbourhood of Husseiniya. Hospital officials corroborated the death tolls. The officials spoke anonymously as they are not authorized to brief the media.

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister vowed Monday to take all necessary measures to protect the nation’s borders from violation after a Russian fighter jet entered its airspace over the weekend, prompting Turkey to scramble jets and summon the Russian ambassador in protest. NATO said another Russian jet intruded into Turkey’s airspace Sunday, and it called urgent consultations on the issue. The alliance strongly protested the Russian violations and noted “the extreme danger of such irresponsible behaviour.” Russia admitted to the first incursion Saturday, but said it intruded “by mistake” and assured Ankara it wouldn’t happen again, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in a televised interview. However, a senior U.S. official said the Obama administration doesn’t believe the Russian incursion was an accident, and officials are in urgent talks with allies about what to do. Neither country spoke about the second incident. The U.S. official wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss sensitive military matters and spoke on condition of anonymity. In Madrid, U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said Monday that Washington is conferring with Turkish leaders about the infringement. The incident comes amid Turkish concerns over Russian airstrikes in Syria that have targeted some foreign-backed insurgents. Turkey and Russia also have conflicting positions on the Syrian government, with Russia backing President Bashar Assad and Turkey insisting on his ouster. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said during an interview with Haber Turk television that NATO-member Turkey would enforce its rules of engagement if its airspace is violated. Those rules call for the treatment of any element approaching the Turkish border from Syria as an enemy. “The Turkish armed forces have their orders,” he said. “The necessary will be done even if it’s a bird that violates Turkey’s border … Our rules of engagement are clear.” A Foreign Ministry statement said Monday that a Russian warplane entered Turkey’s airspace near the town of Yayladagi, in Hatay province on Saturday. Two F-16 jets intercepted the Russian aircraft and forced it to fly back into the Syrian airspace. Also Monday, Turkey’s military said a MIG-29 jet had harassed two Turkish F-16s for five minutes and 40 seconds on Sunday by locking its radar onto

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Canadians more digitally creative: expert BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Canadians are using a multitude of social media platforms to explore and expand expression, according to an expert, who says we’re more digitally creative than ever before. Social media has always been about communication, but it hasn’t always been about content creation, said Sidneyeve Matrix, a media professor at Ontario’s Queen’s University. “That’s new. We’re using our phones to actually create original content for self-expression, for brand affiliations, to connect and communicate with people we care about,” said Matrix in a recent phone interview from her office in Kingston. “Maybe it’s very obvious, but it’s actually very new and exciting.” Matrix was responding to a set of CBC research reports that looked at social media sites other than Facebook: Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat and Reddit. The results showed high numbers of people sharing content across all five platforms. Content creation refers to activities such as posting a photo, uploading a video and commenting on a news story. The study on Twitter said 85 per cent of its users are creating content online for others to consume, while another report said 88 per cent of Instagram users are content creators. The reports also found that Pinterest, Instagram and Snapchat users were more likely to be women. “You hear the old truism that males are more visual than females, but when you look at some of the more visual platforms here, you see that more women are using them than men,” said Matrix. “It would seem men are more consumers and women are more creators when it comes to visual media.” Sixty per cent of Instagram users were female, while for Pinterest, that number soared to a staggering 80 per cent. Fifty-six per cent of Snapchatters were female. Chelsea Lefort, a realtor based in Halifax, uses

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Real Estate agent Chelsea LeFort holds up her iPhone in Halifax, Tuesday, showing one of her listings on her business Facebook page. social media platforms like Instagram to document her daily life as a realtor. Lefort said roughly 80 per cent of her business come to her through social media platforms. She posts things like photo slideshows and guided video tours of homes for sale. “It’s something creative that’s value-added,” said

Lefort. “I show people how I live through real estate, rather than just posting photos of new listings all the time or sales I’ve made, and the personal connection really resonates with people.” The reports were based on the 2014-15 Media Technology Monitor survey, conducted with more than 12,000 people across the country.

Twitter anoints Questions raised about transparency of daily fantasy contests co-founder as CEO BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is embracing Jack Dorsey as its CEO in hopes that its once-spurned co-founder can hatch a plan to expand the short messaging service’s audience and end nearly a decade of financial losses. The hiring revealed Monday in a regulatory filing ends Twitter’s three-month search for a new leader. It marks Dorsey’s second stint as CEO since he helped start the San Francisco company more than nine years ago with Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass. Twitter dumped Dorsey his first time around, but its board of directors is now convinced he has the maturity and expertise to fix the problems that have caused the company’s stock to lose nearly half its value in the past five months. “As a founder and inventor of the product, Jack knows more about Twitter than anyone else,” said Peter Currie, the Twitter director who led the search for a new CEO. Investors applauded the move as Twitter’s stock surged $1.84, or 7 per cent, to close at $28.15. Dorsey, 38, has already had dress rehearsal for the job, having become Twitter’s interim CEO in July after former stand-up comedian and veteran entrepreneur Dick Costolo stepped down amid shareholder discontent. Costolo is relinquishing his seat on Twitter’s board now that Dorsey is permanent CEO. Twitter had considered its chief revenue officer, Adam Bain, and several other CEO candidates before settling on Dorsey. Bain, 42, is being promoted to chief operating officer to handle more duties as he teams up with Dorsey to try to turn Twitter into a profitable business. “The world needs a Twitter that not only remains relevant, but thrives and continues to redefine what came before it,” Dorsey told analysts Monday during a conference call. “It is our goal to exceed the expectations that the world has for us.” Dorsey will no longer be Twitter’s chairman, but he will continue as CEO of Square Inc., a company he co-founded in 2009, as he prepares that company for its initial public offering of stock. Twitter plans to recruit an outsider to become Twitter’s new chairman, Currie said. In its hiring of Dorsey, Twitter’s board recanted on a pledge issued in late June when it vowed to pick a CEO who would be able to make a “full-time commitment” to the company. Currie said the board changed its mind as it watched Dorsey surpass its expectations as interim CEO and help Twitter “find a new gear under his leadership.” As CEO of two companies simultaneously, Dorsey can draw more parallels to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs — a comparison that Dorsey has never discouraged. After being ousted from Apple in the mid-1980s, Jobs came back as the company’s interim CEO in 1997 and then stayed on to oversee the creation of the iPod, iPhone and iPad. While running Apple, Jobs also was CEO of computer animation pioneer Pixar until the company was sold to Disney in 2006. The headquarters of Twitter and Square are within a block of each other, possibly making it easier for Dorsey to split his duties at the two companies. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney is worried Dorsey’s dual CEO jobs will create a “more challenging environment than necessary” at Twitter. R.W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian said the decision is a step in the right direction for Twitter. “We believe Dorsey has the requisite vision and organizational clout to address some of Twitter’s major challenges,” Sebastian wrote in a research note. Dorsey’s biggest challenge at Twitter will be finding a way to make the site easier to navigate and broaden its appeal beyond media junkies, athletes, celebrities and politicians. The short messaging service has amassed more than 300 million users but its growth has been slowing to the frustration of investors, even as people spend more time online, particularly on their smartphones.

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An early release of lineup information in a DraftKings contest is raising questions about the transparency of the burgeoning daily fantasy industry. Users in online forums are asking whether a DraftKings employee might have used information about lineups to win $350,000 in a competing contest on the FanDuel site. The information detailed the percentages of entrants who selected certain fantasy players. The release, which the employee said was inadvertent, comes at a time when the daily fantasy industry is booming and DraftKings and FanDuel are spending tens of millions of dollars on advertising which touts the ability of contest winners to get rich playing daily fantasy sports. It also comes at a time when there are still grey areas surrounding the legality of the contests, and no independent oversight over how the contests are run and whether everyone who enters is on a level playing field. “One really has to ask questions over at DraftKings what regulations they have in place and why an employee has access to so much information,” said Marc Edelman, a law professor and sports business scholar at Baruch College, City University of New York. “One thing I find grossly troubling about DraftKings is they spend so much time and money advertising and a lot less time in internal controls and operating in a risk averse manner.” There are no allegations — or evidence — that the DraftKings employee used information about the percentage of players who drafted certain players in last week’s contest to finish in second place in the NFL Sunday Million contest run by FanDuel. The contest, which cost $25 to enter, featured $5 million in cash winnings, including $1 million to the winner. But it is no secret in the daily fantasy industry that the kind of information the employee tweeted out could be used to draft fantasy teams that include players that aren’t in widespread use in any given contest. If those players perform well, the odds of the

person holding them winning goes up dramatically. DraftKings and FanDuel posted on their sites an unusual joint statement saying they have no evidence anyone misused information for profit. The statement said nothing is more important than the integrity of the games they offer to customers, and that employees with access to data are “rigorously monitored by internal fraud control teams.” DraftKings did not respond to questions about what policies and controls it has in place, but a spokeswoman for FanDuel said her company does not believe there was any attempt to manipulate its contest. “We operate based on the trust of our players,” Justine Sacco said. “This is not a new issue for us as a company or an industry and maintaining the integrity of our contests and games is paramount to sustaining and growing our business.” Questions about the release of the percentages of drafted players were first raised in a posting on the Rotogrinders site, and reported more in depth by DFS Report and the Legal Sports Report websites. Chris Grove, who operates the Legal Sports Report site, said even the outside possibility of a rigged contest raises critical questions about the integrity of the daily fantasy industry. “There are questions the industry cannot provide a satisfactory answer to,” Grove said. “They can’t tell you who has access to what data and what controls they have in place to ensure data isn’t abused. Even if they did tell you, consumers wouldn’t find the answers totally satisfactory. That’s a recipe for regulatory intervention.” The broader issue is whether players who put up entry fees to try and win money in the contests can be sure that insiders — or anyone else — is getting an unfair advantage. There is no regulation of online daily fantasy, which has exploded the past two years into an industry where billions of dollars are at stake. Joe Asher, who heads U.S. operations for the William Hill sports betting chain, said daily fantasy is gambling and should be regulated by the government, just as sports books are regulated in Nevada to ensure everything is on the up-and-up.

HEALTH

TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 2015

Producers waiting for approval to sell cannabis oils BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A number of Canada’s medical marijuana growers are poised to release cannabis oils for authorized patients who don’t want to smoke or vaporize the dried herb to relieve symptoms. In July, Health Canada gave growers the green light to begin producing the plant-based extracts, which are expected to be approved for sale in the coming months. About a dozen of the country’s 25 medicinal pot producers have sought expanded licences to produce and market cannabis oils and/or fresh marijuana buds and leaves under the updated federal regulations. Among them are Ontario companies Tweed and Bedrocan Canada Inc., and B.C.’s Tilray. Tilray announced Monday that it has 20 cannabis extract products awaiting Health Canada approval, including oils in liquid form, gel caps and a topical preparation for certain skin conditions. “We really felt it was important to let patients and the general public, physicians and researchers know about these products ahead of time,” said Philippe Lucas, the company’s vice-president of research and services. “We know there’s going to be a lot of questions about the products the first time that these kinds of extract products will be legally available in Canada,” he said from Nanaimo, B.C. Patients who have been authorized by their doctors to purchase dried

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Assorted cannabis oil products are shown. A number of Canada’s medical marijuana growers are poised to release cannabis oils for authorized patients who don’t want to smoke or vaporize the dried herb to relieve symptoms. medical marijuana to treat such conditions as chronic pain, multiple sclerosis symptoms or epilepsy will not need a new prescription in order to access cannabis oils, he said. “There’s an equivalency factor that we’ve put into these and so there will

Losing weight is getting harder, but not the reasons you might think BY SARAH KAPLAN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE That’s not an excuse, a group of researchers say, it’s science. A study from York University published recently in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice looked at dietary and exercise data for tens of thousands of Americans over the past four decades and found an unsettling but perhaps not so surprising trend: Even when he had the same diet and same activity level, a given adult in 2006 had a higher BMI than a counterpart of the same age in 1988. In other words, “our study results suggest that if you are 25, you’d have to eat even less and exercise more than those older, to prevent gaining weight,” Jennifer Kuk, a professor of kinesiology and health science at York and co-author of the paper, said in a statement. “Ultimately, maintaining a healthy body weight is now more challenging than ever.” Just how much more challenging? When comparing people with the same diets in 1971 and 2008, the more recent counterpart was on average 10 percent heavier. Looking at physical activity data, which was only available between 1988 and 2006, those born later were five percent heavier even if they exercised just as much people two decades earlier. In a couple of charts, the paper complicated years of conventional wisdom on weight loss, which has stressed diet and exercise and blamed problems with both for increasing rates of obesity. “Weight management is actually much more complex than just ‘energy in’ versus ‘energy out,’” Kuk said in the statement. “That’s similar to saying your investment account balance is simply your deposits subtracting your withdrawals and not accounting for all the other things that affect your balance like stock market fluctuations, bank fees or currency exchange rates.” In the case of weight, the “other things” affecting our balance might have to do with our environment - both outside our bodies and within them. Discussing her theories with the Atlantic and in her statement (the explanations are still only hypotheses), Kuk said that the world we live in today makes it harder to manage our weight than it was for people a generation ago. The habits and lifestyles of today’ s world certainly have something to do with it, she said in the statement. We’re sleeping less than we used to, according to Gallup - in 2013, 40 per-

cent of Americans got less than seven hours of sleep per night. And a Carnegie Melon survey published in 2012 found that Americans were roughly 20 percent more stressed than a quarter of a century before. Another factor is our exposure to certain kinds of chemicals that affect the endocrine system and metabolic processes, Kuk told the Atlantic. Plastic packaging, pesticides and substances known as persistent organic pollutants (mostly synthetic toxins that tend to bioaccumulate through the food web) may be impacting the way our bodies process food and store fat. Increased use of prescription drugs may also play a role, Kuk told the Atlantic. According to the Centers for Disease Control, spending on prescription drugs doubled between 1999 and 2008, the last year of the York University study. Among adults (the subjects of the study), antidepressants were the most commonly used drug - and many, many, many studies have linked antidepressants to weight gain. But they’re not the only culprits: Allergy medications, steroids and pain medications can also affect weight. The tiniest and perhaps least intuitive factor is innate to each of us. It has to do with our “microbiomes,” the brew of tiny organisms that live in our guts and play a role in processing food. Changes in our diets - we each ate roughly 20 pounds more meat per year in 2000 than we did 30 years earlier, according to the USDA, and we’re consuming far more artificial sweeteners — are known to affect the bacteria in our bodies, which in turn have been proven to affect how we extract energy from our diets. And if an individual is obese, their microbiome might actually be making weight loss harder: in studies, average-sized mice implanted with gut bacteria from obese counterparts were found to gain weight. Determining the role that each of those factors plays is a subject for further study, Kuk said. But the end result - a more difficult time managing weight - is the same. It’s a lesson to all of us, Kuk said, a reminder that our weight is not entirely in our control. “There’s a huge weight bias against people with obesity,” Kuk told the Atlantic. “They’re judged as lazy and self-indulgent. That’s really not the case. If our research is correct, you need to eat even less and exercise even more,” just to weigh what your parents did at your age.

be an equivalency, for example, of the number of gel caps or the amount of oil you’re allowed to order, based on your daily and monthly limits. “So any Canadian who’s authorized to use medical cannabis right now would be able to access these,”

said Lucas, noting that the oils will be delivered by mail or courier in the same way the dried herb is currently shipped. Bruce Linton, chairman and CEO of the recently merged Bedrocan and Tweed, said the company initially plans to release two or three cannabis oil products, which could be scaled up to 10 or more, depending on patient demand. “There are different types of oils,” Linton said from the Tweed plant in Smiths Falls, Ont., southwest of Ottawa. “The combination of ingredients is expected to have a similar effect in its oil form as it does in its flower form.” For instance, an oil could include a combination of marijuana strains, while another could be a purified single strain with a specific effect, such as helping a person with chronic pain to sleep. “So each of the venues has their own distinct strains, which have their own distinct applications and will become their own distinct oils,” he said of the Bedrocan and Tweed growing facilities. As well, some oils produced by the various growers will have different concentrations of weed’s main medicinal ingredients: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive agent that provides marijuana’s high, and non-psychoactive CBD (cannabidiol), which is being used by some patients to control seizures. A Health Canada spokesman said Monday that the various producers’ oils will be approved on a case-by-case basis.

Campbell, Omura and Tu earn Nobel Prize for discoveries on malaria, parasites BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM — Three scientists from Ireland, Japan and China won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that helped doctors fight malaria and infections caused by roundworm parasites. The Nobel judges in Stockholm awarded the prestigious prize to Irishborn William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and of Japan and Tu Youyou — the first ever Chinese medicine laureate. Campbell and Omura were cited for discovering a drug that has helped lower the incidence of river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, two diseases caused by parasitic worms. Tu discovered a drug that has helped significantly reduce the mortality rates of malaria patients. “The two discoveries have provided humankind with powerful new means to combat these debilitating diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people annually,” the committee said. “The consequences in terms of improved human health and reduced

suffering are immensurable.” Campbell is a research fellow emeritus at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Omura, 80, is a professor emeritus at Kitasato University in Japan and is from the central prefecture of Yamanashi. Tu is chief professor at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The medicine award was the first Nobel Prize to be announced. The winners of the physics, chemistry and peace prizes are set to be announced later this week. The economics prize will be announced next Monday. No date has been set yet for the literature prize, but it is expected to be announced on Thursday. The winners will share the 8 million Swedish kronor (about $960,000) prize money with one half going to Campbell and Omura, and the other to Tu. Each winner will also get a diploma and a gold medal at the annual award ceremony on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of prize founder Alfred Nobel. Last year’s medicine award went to three scientists who discovered the brain’s inner navigation system.

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ENTERTAINMENT RDSO sizzles in season opener The Red Deer Symphony Orches- ist, pulling off some gorgeous, lilting tra’s Una Noche En Espana concert melodies. provided a sizzling contrast to cooler Kavanagh, a Toronto Royal Confall weather by delivering some pas- servatory of Music alum, and her Gersionate music from more temperate man partner, Kirchhoff, colourfully climes. captured the work’s many The season opening conmood changes. And some cert Saturday night at the cinematic touches were Red Deer College Arts Cenadded by the RDSO, such tre featured the talents of as when the percussion The Amadeus Guitar Duo sounded like the clip-clop performing two lively and of horses on the untamed tempestuous Latin-themed South American frontier. works with the orchestra. The Amadeus Guitar Guitarists Dale KavanaDuo also performed the gh and Thomas Kirchhoff pinnacle of complexity for were the opposite of dueltwo guitars, Joaquin Roling guitarists. They showed drigo’s Concierto Madrigal. us though their minutely Its 10 movements (seven of LANA synchronized performances which were played at this MICHELIN why two Spanish-style guiconcert) attempt to covtarists are way better than er five centuries of SpanREVIEW one. The duo’s richly texish music, starting with a tured harmonies were so 15th-century work. spot-on, it was often hard to tell who Kirchhoff told the audience Rodriwas leading or who following while go’s works are seminal for classical watching the complex interplay be- guitar, The composer, who went blind tween musicians. by age three, based this piece, someThe jaunty Surama, by Venezuelan what ironically, on a madrigal titled composer Alfonso Montes, was written O Happy Eyes of Mine. Some parts, specifically for The Amadeus Guitar transcribed by Rodrigo’s pianist wife, Duo, and the husband-wife musicians turned out to be unplayable because played the heck out of the spirited of Rodrigo’s blindness, said Kirchhoff. “He couldn’t see where the frets tune. Surama is made up of South Amer- were.” Other parts are extremely virtuosic ican folk dances, including the chacha. But there were contemplative — and amazingly beautiful. In tackling moments as well, in which Kavanagh these, the guitarists’ deft finger work plucked her guitar strings like a harp- was mesmerizing to watch. At one

point the duo produced shimmering waves of vibrating melody that kept repeating as orchestral music swelled in accompaniment, producing a rich aural tapestry. Kavanagh and Kirchhoff, who performed more than 1,300 concerts in 60 countries, have added another success to their list. They dazzled in Red Deer, earning a standing ovation. The first half of the concert consisted of Manuel de Falla’s El Corregidor Y La Molinara, (The Mayor and the Miller’s Wife) played by the RDSO alone. Music director Claude Lapalme told the audience the work can be considered the “first-draft” of the ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. The longer score was developed by de Falla from this earlier piece, based on a request from the famed Sergei Diaghilev of the Ballet Russe. Corregidor was originally written as a pantomime, so is loaded with sound effects — from bird chirps to the sound of a water pail being drawn up on a pulley. There’s some lively dance music, and the bassoon takes the lead in illustrating the buffoonish antics of the title character, a municipal official who tries to seduce the miller’s wife. It’s an evocative, fun work, and the RDSO delivered all the sweep and attitude needed to pull this Spanish piece off wonderfully. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Family, friends honour Burgess at funeral BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Family and hundreds of friends from the worlds of sport, the arts and media gathered on Monday to remember Les Miserables star Michael Burgess at a music-filled funeral service. Former NHLers Paul Coffey, Darryl Sittler and Sean Burke, Mamma Mia! theatre star Louis Pitre and rocker Tom Cochrane were among those who filled a downtown Toronto Roman Catholic Church, while uniformed police officers on horseback stood guard out front. Friend Bruce Bowser spoke of Burgess’s love of sports, his fans, and tireless efforts to support countless charities with performances and appearances. “He changed things, he made things better,” said Bowser. “God has brought Michael home to a place in the sun, a place of peace and rest.” Music at the service was to include singing by students of St Michael’s Choir School and performances of Danny Boy and Amazing Grace by Adrian Luces and Jackie Richardson. A program for the funeral listed hockey legend Bobby Orr, TSN personality Rod Black and Burgess’s son Jesse as pallbearers. The program also included a message from Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. Burgess died last week after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 70. Burgess became known for playing Jean Valjean in a long-running Canadian production of Les Miserables and singing O Canada at Toronto Maple Leafs hockey games. His passing last week united friends from the theatre and sports worlds, including Sittler and stage impresario David Mirvish, who spoke of Burgess’s generosity and dazzling voice. In lieu of flowers, the Burgess family is requesting donations to Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children in his name. Burgess is survived by his son Jesse, mother Dolly Burgess and siblings Wayne, Missy, Cathy, Bill, Patty, Julie and their families.

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Transformers set for a mega-decade HASBRO, PARAMOUNT COMMIT TO FOUR MORE FILMS BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES It’s not enough for your film to be big anymore. In Hollywood, your docket must be impressive, too, as blockbuster films are slotted and slated further and further out. You could blame the superheroes, as Marvel has unfurled news of each mission in its cinematic universe — by phases, as if a construction project, which it is, really. Things are planned so far out, you’d think Marvel were also having to build the cineplexes to house all its future films (and actually, there are those theme parks to think about). Disney/Marvel Studios has its fans covered through 2019, when Part Two of a third Avengers film (Infinity War) is released, followed two months later by its Inhumans. Not to be outdone at the calendar planning if not still at the box office, WB/DC Entertainment has its own Part 2 of its super-team franchise, Justice League: Part Two, slotted smack between Marvel’s two films in 2019 — and then, is looking at Cyborg and Green Lantern Corps. It’s a poker match of planning, with the growing diversity of characters and team-ups being played like hole cards. So while some may credit/blame the superheroes for already booking what may dominate your summer cineplex for the next five or six summers, don’t leave out the toy companies. Over the weekend, Hasbro unveiled its own “calendar size matters” campaign. At an industry conference Saturday in France, Hasbro honcho Stephen

Davis announced that his company and Paramount have now planned out the next decade of Transformers films. That’s right, “Marky Mark” Wahlberg had better stay in fighting trim, because his Cade Yeager just may be appearing in the large shadow of Optimus Prime till he’s nearing 60. What Davis was laying out was a power play, stating that Hasbro has committed to four more Transformers films. “We decided that we wanted to plot out the next 10 years,” Davis told those convened at Cannes. Michael Bay will continue to be involved for the near future, be it as director and producer. And Davis touted his murderers’ row of a “writers’ room,” including Oscar-winning Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) and Jeff Pinkner (Amazing Spider-Man 2), who worked together on Fringe. So as Transformers is set for its new mega-decade, there are two main takeaways about this franchise particularly, and the larger trend in general. First, there is the massive appetite for this franchise overseas, which serves as a type of commercial insurance. The most recent Transformers film, 2014’s Age of Extinction, grossed “only” $245-million in North America — the lowest take of the franchise’s four live-action films — but amassed a whopping $858-million everywhere else in the world. (The 2014 installment was also the biggest film ever in China until topped this year by Furious 7 and Monster Hunt.) Similarly, the Transformers franchise has grossed $1.3-billion in collective domestic take, but has topped $3.7-billion worldwide.

Indeed, from superheroes to toys to Terminators, the overseas market is the surest thing as a box-office buoy. Still, the great fear remains: What if, at any point, several geek films stumble, hitting the wall like an inflated housing bubble? Spielberg can talk about superheroes going the way of the Western — though the Jurassic dinos he bred sure aren’t going anywhere, speaking of popcorn fare and monster budgets - but if viewer fatigue or malaise ever rears its head, that will mean numerous studios needing to steer their billions away ever clumsily, like a Titanic franchise trying to avoid a commercial iceberg. Till then, fittingly, Titanic remains the only non-”geek fare” film to reign near the top of the historic box office.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Five titles have been named to this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize short list. Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis, Arvida by Samuel Archibald (translated by Donald Winkler), Outline by Rachel Cusk, the story collection Daydreams of Angels by Heather O’Neill, and Martin John by Anakana Schofield are in the running for the prize. Overall, a crop of 168 books were submitted by 63 publishers for Giller consideration. The annual prize awards $100,000 to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English. Each finalist gets $10,000. The prize was established in 1994 by businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller. The award gala will be hosted by Rick Mercer and is set to air Nov. 10 on CBC-TV.

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STOCKHOLM — Henning Mankell, the internationally renowned Swedish crime writer whose books about the gloomy, soul-searching police inspector Kurt Wallander enticed readers around the world, died early Monday, his publisher said. He was 67. The hesitant figurehead of Scandinavian crime fiction, who last year revealed he had cancer, died in his sleep in the southwestern city of Goteborg, his publisher, Leopard, said in a statement on its website. Mankell wrote some 50 novels and numerous plays, selling more than 40 million copies worldwide. Following in the footsteps of the popular 1960s Swedish crime-writing duo of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, Mankell’s Wallander series helped define the Scandinavian genre that became known as Nordic noir. Set in the bleak landscapes of southern Sweden, the series drew on the dark, morally complex moods of its main protagonist and was heavily infused with social commentary. Mankell himself was deeply engaged in social and political issues. Since the mid-1980s he had divided his time between Sweden and Mozambique, where he helped build a village for orphaned children to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. He was also among the activists who were attacked and arrested by Israeli forces as they tried to sail to the Gaza strip with humanitarian supplies in June 2010. “You have to act, not just by writing but by standing up and doing. For me, you cannot call yourself an intellectual if all you use your intellectual gifts for is to find excuses not to do anything. Which, sadly, is what I think a lot of intellectuals do,” he told Britain’s Guardian newspaper. The first Wallander novel, Faceless Killers, was published in 1991 and the series was made complete in 2009 with the 10th novel, The Troubled Man. The books have been translated into more than 40 languages and have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. They have been adapted into films and TV series in Sweden and a popular BBC series, starring the Northern Irish actor Kenneth Branagh. Branagh described Mankell as “a

‘IT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION TO WRITE CRIME NOVELS AS SUCH, BUT TO USE THE CRIME AS A SORT OF MIRROR OF A SOCIETY AND OF A TIME. THAT IS MY STARTING POINT AND I KNOW THAT VERY MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE CALLED CRIME WRITERS TODAY, THEY DON’T DO THAT.’ — HENNING MANKELL

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Henning Mankell seen before speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland. man of passionate commitment,” who leaves an “immense contribution” to Scandinavian literature. “I will miss his provocative intelligence and his great personal generosity,” Branagh said in a statement. “Those privileged to know him, together with readers from all over the world, will mourn a fine writer and a fine man.” Mankell’s international success paved the way for other Scandinavian authors abroad, including The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo author Stieg Larsson and Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo. Yet he disliked talking about the Scandinavian crime fiction phenomenon and said he was mostly influenced by Sherlock Holmes and classical Greek drama. “It was never my intention to write crime novels as such, but to use the crime as a sort of mirror of a society and of a time. That is my starting point and I know that very many of those who are called crime writers today, they don’t do that,” he said in a 2009. Mankell was born in Stockholm in

1948, the son of judge Ivar Mankell and librarian Birgitta, but his mother abandoned the family when he was only a year old. Mankell has said it was a “terrible thing for a child to deal with” and that he couldn’t get over disliking his mother, when he met her again at age 15, for what she had done. She later committed suicide. Mankell, his father and older sister Helena lived in the court house in the town of Sveg in central Sweden, where his father was a judge, and the writer grew up listening to grown-ups’ discussions on crime and punishment. As a boy he read books about Africa, the most exotic place he could imagine, and decided to go there one day. He has said he started dreaming of becoming an author from the day his grandmother taught him how to write. When he was 16 he dropped out of school and started to work as a merchant seaman, loading and unloading ships in the hard-working community he would later call his “real university.” He went on to live in Paris for a year and a half before returning to

Sweden, where he started working as a stagehand at a Stockholm theatre. Mankell released his first novel in 1973. The Stone Blaster was set in the midst of a workers union movement. With the money he got from the book he bought a ticket to Guinea-Bissau in Africa and set off on a journey to realize his childhood dream. The trip would mark the start of his lifelong relationship with the continent. “I don’t know why but when I got off the plane in Africa, I had a curious feeling of coming home,” he later wrote. After that he spent a big part of his life in Africa, living in countries including Zambia and Mozambique, and in 1986 he started to work as artistic leader at Teatro Avenida in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo. Back in Sweden in the 1990s, Mankell worked as head of a small theatre in the town of Vaxsjo. In addition to the Wallander series he also wrote a number of children’s books and independent novels, including the 1990 The Eye of the Leopard and The Man from Beijing.

& Bernard Edwards are also up for the top honour. Winners will be inducted next June in New York City. The Songwriters Hall of Fame gave The Associated Press a list of the nominees in advance of the official announcement, set for Tuesday. Nonperforming songwriters nominated for the honour include Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Berry Gordy, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Max Martin, who has co-written No.1 hits for Britney Spears, Katy Perry, the Weeknd and Taylor Swift. Eligible members have until Dec. 11 to submit their votes for three non-performing nominees, two performing nominees and one deceased nominee. Performing nominees also include Michael McDonald, Tom T. Hall, Jeff Lynne and Steve Miller.

Why Sicario is the new Jaws BY STEPHANIE MERRY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES After making a splash during its limited release, Sicario opened wide Friday. The movie raked in $401,288 in its opening weekend on Sept. 18, which may not sound like much when compared with the big summer blockbusters, except that the movie debuted in only four theaters. The nearly $67,000 per screen average is the best of the year so far. Take that, Jurassic World. The thriller follows Kate Macer (Emily Blunt), an FBI agent who goes to work for a shadowy task force led by a flip-flop wearing bro-dog (Josh Brolin) and his reticent right-hand man, Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro). Kate’s new post takes the trio into Mexico on the hunt for a drug kingpin, where she starts to wonder why she was recruited and whether what she’s doing is legal. Sicario is a nerve-jangling drama with excellent acting, among other bells and whistles. It feels fresh, with its of-the-moment plot about Mexican drug cartels and the body counts they rack up on both sides of the border. But the movie also feels familiar, and that’s because it shares more than a little DNA with another artful thriller: Jaws. Here are some of the ways the legacy of that 40-year-old masterpiece echoes throughout Sicario.

The law enforcer with a moral conundrum Kate and Amity’s equally by-thebook police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) are on the same side of the law, but they have other similarities, too. Both are strong-armed into loosening their morals, with dire results. In Sicario, Kate has to tag along on a shady mission in a country where she doesn’t technically have jurisdiction. The outcome? A late-night fireworks show of city-wide violence. And in Jaws, the mayor convinces Brody to re-open the beaches, even though the chief knows there’s a hungry great white in the water. Little Alex Kintner and his inflatable raft pay the price.

Deakins won’t pick up yet another nom — he’s zero for 12 — for cinematography and Jóhann Jóhannsson will likely be recognized for his haunting score. The awards potential isn’t surprising given that the movies were helmed by directors with serious credentials. Jaws put Steven Spielberg on the map, and Sicario director Denis Villeneuve has been showered with praise for his provocative Prisoners, Enemy and Incendies.

A sequel-ready set-up Jaws was such a success, it spawned a number of really bad sequels. Spielberg didn’t return to direct them. He had bigger fish to fry, making Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Raiders of the Lost Ark in the subsequent years. Long before Sicario started gaining steam at the box office, a sequel was coming into focus. Lionsgate co-chair Patrick Wachsberger told Variety that another chapter focusing on Del Toro’s Alejandro was a possibility. Script writer Taylor Sheridan is set to oversee the project, which is still in its early phase. It’s unclear whether or not Villeneuve will return to direct.

BRIEF Harrison, Gaye, Hendrix, Petty up for Songwriters Hall of Fame NEW YORK — George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp are among the A-list contenders nominated for the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame. Blondie, Gloria Estefan, the Isley Brothers, Sly Stone and Nile Rodgers

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The terrifying score John Williams’s brilliant music from Jaws needs no introduction. Jóhannsson’s score for Sicario is just as evocative. The composer was nominated for an Oscar last year for the lilting orchestral tunes he wrote for The Theory of Everything. His work here couldn’t be more different. Like Jaws, the music does a lot with a little, conveying a sinister mood with barely more than a cello glissando atop a driving industrial beat. You don’t even need the images of plastic bag-covered corpses to feel the sickening impact of the sounds.

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DENNIS Robert 1947 - 2015 Mr. Robert Matthew ‘Bob’ Dennis of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at Edmonton, Alberta on Friday, October 2, 2015 at the age of 68 years. Bob was born on September 8, 1947 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and raised in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. He lived at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia until 2007, and he then moved to Red Deer, where he called home since. Bob retired from the Real Canadian Superstore in Red Deer; and worked part-time at the Home Depot until his passing. He loved to volunteer with Team Depot doing Pancake Breakfasts and other events. He was an avid bowler, he loved music and dancing, and going to movies. Bob had a huge heart and he loved to give to others. His kindness and gentle spirit will be deeply missed by all. Bob will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Jane Dennis and his two sons, Robert and Todd Dennis, all of Red Deer, Alberta; and his grandchildren, Kelsey and Levi. He will also be sadly missed by his two brothers, Joe Dennis of Ontario and Bill Dennis of Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, as well as his sister, Helen Kolomaize of Ontario. Bob was predeceased by his father, Percy Dennis, his mother, Patience Dennis and a brother, Jim Dennis, all formerly of Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. A Memorial Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Cremation entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Bob’s honor may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta and N.W.T. at www.heartandstroke.ab.ca or to S.T.A.R.S. at www.stars.ca. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

LOXAM Peggy Anne (Smith) Sept. 16, 1951 - Oct. 03, 2015 Peggy passed away at the Red Deer Hospice after a six month battle with cancer. Peggy was born at the Red Deer General Hospital. She grew up and remained in Red Deer her entire life attending school at Central Elementary and Lindsay Thurber Composite High. Peggy is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Ed; her son, Jason, who she was very close to; sisters, Diane Jacobson of Red Deer, AB and Sharon Jaeger of Prince Albert, SK; several nieces and nephews; as well as several great nieces and nephews. At Peggy’s request, there will be no funeral. A gathering among friends and family may be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Peggy’s memory may be made to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4R 3S6. At this time, the family would like to extend their thanks to Dr. Grundling at the Easthill Medical Clinic for his friendship and help during a very difficult time. Peggy truly loved her Doctor! To Terry and staff from unit 32 at the hospital, Terry helped this family 25 years ago with a similar situation and was there for us each and every day. The Red Deer Hospice, what can a person say, the most incredible care and friendship offered to Peggy as well as the family. Special thanks for the meals and helping the family stay on their feet to be there for Peggy. We are truly blessed to have this facility in our community. A little extra thank you to Janice and Robyn for the adjusting they do to each person’s meals to allow them to eat the things they want. Love Ed, Jason & Diane. I cannot deny that, now I am without your company I feel not only that I am deprived a very dear sister but that I have lost half of myself. ~ Beatrice D’Este Love Diane

MAYBERRY M. Glen 1941 - 2015 M. Glen Mayberry passed away at home on Friday, October 2, 2015 at the age of 74 years. Glen was born September 12, 1941 in Red Deer, Alberta. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 55 years, Faye, daughter Janice (Pat Maracle), son Ron (Deb), grandchildren; Jerrin, Jase (Chantel) and Sarah. Glen is also survived by his sisters; Carol, Marilyn and Dale, brother Rex (Bea), brothers and sisters in law; Al, Butch (Heather), Sharon (Ray), Dennis (Shawna), Joy (Mark), Wendy (Gerry), mother in law Amy, cousin Carla (Darrold), as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and friends. Glen was predeceased by his parents Rex and Olive, father in law Leonard and sister in law Hilda. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 67A Street (Taylor Drive) Red Deer, followed by an interment at Horn Hill Cemetery, East of Penhold on Highway 42. If desired, Memorial Donations in Glen’s honor may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation at w w w. h e a r t a n d s t r o k e . c a . Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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Inmate facing execution for $8 robbery, slaying says he doesn’t deserve death LIVINGSTON, Texas — A Texas inmate set to be executed Tuesday acknowledges fatally shooting a Mexican man who was robbed of $8 and had just moved his family to Houston, but insists he doesn’t deserve to die for the killing 17 years ago. “This is not a capital case,” Juan Martin Garcia, 35, said last month in a prison interview near Livingston. “I got railroaded since I didn’t take the stand (to testify at trial).” Evidence at his 2000 capital murder trial and testimony from a companion identified him as the ringleader of four men involved in the September 1998 shooting and robbery of Hugo Solano outside Solano’s apartment complex. The slaying and a string of other violent crimes tied to Garcia, who was 18 at the time of the killing, convinced a jury he should be put to death. His lethal injection to be held in Huntsville would be the 11th this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other state. Three more executions are scheduled in upcoming weeks. No late appeals seeking to block the execution were in the courts on Monday. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected a clemency petition for Garcia on Friday. Garcia, his two cousins and another man had already carried out a carjacking when they spotted Solano during the early morning hours of Sept. 17, 1998, getting into his van to go to work, according to the evidence. Solano’s relatives said the 36-year-old, who did Christian missionary work in Guadalajara, Mexico, had moved with his wife to Houston weeks earlier so their children could be educated in the U.S. Eleazar Mendoza, who pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and was sentenced to 55 years in prison, testified that Garcia approached Solano and pointed a gun. Mendoza said Garcia gave Solano orders in Spanish to surrender any money he had and then shot him when he refused.

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A bow hunter is recovering after he survived a grizzly bear mauling by remembering a tip from his grandmother and shoving his arm down the animal’s throat. Chase Dellwo, 26, was hunting with his brother northwest of the town of Choteau on Saturday when he came face-to-face with male grizzly weighing up to 180 kilograms, the Great Falls Tribune reported. Dellwo was walking up a creek bed, hoping to drive a herd of elk to a ridge where his brother was waiting. He was only one meter from the bear when he noticed it. He said the grizzly had been sleeping and didn’t see him coming, possibly because of the snow, rain and up to 64 km/h winds. Dellwo said he only had time to take a few steps back before the bear knocked him off his feet and bit his head. “He let go, but he was still on top of me roaring the loudest roar I have ever heard,” Dellwo said. The bear then bit Dellwo’s leg and shook him, tossing him in the air. As the bear came at the man again, Dellwo recalled a story he read in a magazine. “I remembered an article that my grandmother gave me a long time ago that said large animals have bad gag reflexes,” he said. “So I shoved my right arm down his throat.” The advice worked, and the bear left. Dellwo rejoined his brother, who drove him to a hospital. Dellwo received stitches and staples in his head, some on his face, a swollen eye and deep puncture wounds on his leg. “I want everyone to know that it wasn’t the bear’s fault. He was as scared as I was,” Dellwo said.

Late Philippine dictator’s son to run for vicepresident, Pacquiao eyes Senate seat MANILA, Philippines — The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has announced that he will run for vice-president in next year’s elections in a new gauge of his family’s political clout nearly three decades after they were ousted in a “people power” revolt. Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. asked Filipinos in a statement Monday to judge him based on his 26-year career in government as a provincial official and national lawmaker. Marcos, 58, did not touch on allegations of massive corruption and widespread rights violations against his father in a country which still marks the anniversary each year of the Marcoses’ 1986 ouster as a triumph of democracy. “I have decided to put my political fortune in the hands of the Filipino people,” he said. Marcos railed against the “politics of personality” that he said has turned the Philippines into “a soft state where the rich become richer, the poor become poorer, graft and corruption is endemic ... injustice is the norm.” Renato Reyes of the left-wing group Bayan said Marcos should acknowledge the abuses that were committed during his father’s rule. The former president died in exile in Hawaii in 1989 without admitting any wrongdoing. While the late dictator is reviled by many, including by thousands of former political prisoners, he still enjoys a degree of popularity, particularly in his northern home province of Ilocos Norte, where the family holds significant political power. Sen. Marcos’ mother, Imelda Marcos, is a member of the House of Representatives, representing a district in Ilocos Norte, where her eldest child, Imee, is provincial governor. Mrs. Marcos, who is derided for her large shoe collection, can run for a final term in Congress but has yet to announce her political plans. Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, meanwhile, said he will run for the Senate next year. Pacquiao, a member of the House of Representatives, disclosed his plans to followers late Monday, according to ABS-CBN TV network.

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Shooter penned manifesto OREGON GUNMAN RANTED HE HAD NO GIRLFRIEND, THOUGHT OTHERS WERE CRAZY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROSEBURG, Ore. — The gunman who executed nine people at an Oregon community college before killing himself ranted in a manifesto he left behind about not having a girlfriend and thinking everyone else was “crazy,” a law enforcement official said Monday. The official also said the mother of 26-year-old gunman Christopher Harper-Mercer has told investigators he was struggling with some mental health issues. The official is familiar with the investigation but wasn’t authorized to speak publicly because it is ongoing. Harper-Mercer complained in the manifesto about not having a girlfriend, and he seemed to feel like he was very rational while others around him were not, the official said. He wrote something to the effect of: “Other people think I’m crazy, but I’m not. I’m the sane one,” the official said. The manifesto was a couple pages long. Also Monday, some faculty, staff and students returned to the campus for the first time since the shooting, while President Barack Obama announced he will travel to Oregon to visit privately with victims’ families. Obama has renewed his call for stricter gun laws following the shooting and has expressed exasperation at the frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. Classes do not resume at Umpqua Community College until next week, but some students came to the campus to pick up belongings they left behind Thursday when they fled. Others met with professional groups to discuss their trauma and grief. A memorial was growing on the driveway leading to Snyder Hall, where Harper-Mercer opened fire. Besides those who died, nine people were wounded. Harper-Mercer killed himself after a shootout with police. A group of eight held hands and bowed their heads in prayer in front

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Dr. Christine Seals speaks during a news conference at Umpqua Community College Monday in Roseburg, Ore. The campus reopened on a limited basis for faculty and students for the first time since armed suspect Chris Harper-Mercer killed multiple people and wounded several others on Thursday before taking his own life at Snyder Hall. of the building. Elsewhere, clusters of people chatted at picnic tables or near buildings. In a courtyard near the centre of campus, a therapy dog sat on a blanket with its handler. A woman, crouched down, wiped away a tear. At least one student injured in the shooting was among those who returned Monday, college President Rita

Cavin said. She did not identify the student. Reporters were barred from campus but taken on a brief tour. School officials designated an outdoor amphitheatre as a makeshift memorial, open only to staff and students for now. Flowers and balloons were positioned on tables, and markers were available for people to write messages on a ban-

ner that says, “UCC Strong.” Chaplains who had been on campus said they were both helping with and participating in the healing process. Meanwhile, Obama said he will visit Roseburg on Friday as he opens a four-day trip to the West Coast. No additional details about his visit were immediately available.

U.S. cargo ship sank during hurricane JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The captain of the 790-foot El Faro planned to bypass Hurricane Joaquin, but some kind of mechanical failure left the U.S. container ship with 33 people aboard helplessly -- and tragically -- adrift in the path of the powerful storm, the vessel’s owners say. On Monday, four days after the ship vanished, the Coast Guard concluded it sank near the Bahamas in about 15,000 feet of water. One unidentified body in a survival suit was spotted, and the search went on for any trace of the other crew members. Survival suits help mariners float and stay warm. But even with the water temperature at 85 degrees, hypothermia can set in quickly, Coast Guard Capt. Mark Fedor said. He noted that the hurricane had winds of about 140 mph and waves topping 50 feet. “These are trained mariners. They know how to abandon ship,” Fedor said. But “those are challenging conditions to survive.”

The ship, carrying cars and other products, had 28 crew members from the U.S. and five from Poland. Coast Guard and Navy planes, helicopters, cutters and tugboats searched across a 300-square-mile expanse of Atlantic Ocean near Crooked Island in the Bahamas, where the ship was last heard from while on its way from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico. A heavily damaged lifeboat from the El Faro was discovered, no one aboard, Fedor said. The ship had two lifeboats capable of holding 43 people each. “We are still looking for survivors or any sign of life,” he said. Also spotted were an oil sheen, cargo containers, a partly submerged life raft -- the ship carried five rafts, each capable of holding 17 people -- life jackets and life rings, authorities said. Phil Greene, president and CEO of ship owner Tote Services Inc., said the captain had a plan to sail ahead of the hurricane with room to spare. Greene said the captain, whose name has not been released, had conferred with the El Faro’s sister ship -- which was returning to Jacksonville along a similar route -- and deter-

Questions arise about permits for homes where mudslide killed 144 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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SANTA CATARINA PINULA, Guatemala — Emergency workers spent a fourth day digging bodies out of a massive mudslide on Monday, watching the death toll rise to 152 as questions mounted about why people were allowed to build homes at the base of a dangerous hillside next to a small river. Backhoes continued to remove thousands of tons of dirt from the acres-wide mudflow on the outskirts of Guatemala City, with practically no hope of finding anyone alive and increasing difficulties in rescuing whole bodies. Emergency services co-ordinator Sergio Cabanas said more bodies had been uncovered, bringing the confirmed death toll to 152 about 300 people remain missing. Guatemala’s national Disaster Reduction Commission, known as the Conred, said Monday it had warned about the risk to the Cambray neighbourhood since last year, and had recommended that residents be relocated. The commission has now declared the Cambray area uninhabitable, and many residents are now living in shelters. Commission Director Alejandro Maldonado said he had warned Mayor Tono Coro of the municipality of Santa Catarina Pinula that the river was eating away at the base of the steep hill. Maldonado said he was waiting for a report from local authorities about what they had done in response to the warning. Municipal spokesman Manuel Pocasangre said local authorities had warned residents about the dangers, but the inhabitants did not want to leave their homes. Maldonado acknowledged there are many neighbourhoods like Cambray in and around Guatemala City that are at

risk of flooding or mudslides. “What happened in Cambray is just a tragic case of what could potentially happen throughout the city,” Maldonado said. Rescue efforts resumed early Monday, but overnight rain made the digging more precarious, said fire department spokesman Julio Sanchez. He said the number of rescuers has been reduced and crews were using heavy machinery to move the mud. Maldonado said authorities are still committed to recovering the bodies of victims, but stressed “we are not going to risk more lives unnecessarily.” In the past, some mudslide areas have been left partially unexcavated and declared de-facto graveyards. On Monday, 187 people waited on cots inside the Salon Municipal, an auditorium the town usually employs for events and parties. Displaced families could find food, medical services, activities for children and psychological services there. But no one yet was talking about relocation or compensation for losing their homes, most of which remain intact and weren’t hit by the slide. Most people there were homeowners, and said they built their homes with all the proper permits, and never had any warning of slide danger. They were more focused on the river that occasionally overflows its banks. Sonia Hernandez, 26, who had 10 family members displaced and five from another house missing, said they were never warned of the danger. She said her parents had had their home there for 20 years. “If we had been warned of the danger we were running we never would have bought ... practically our own tomb,” Hernandez said.

mined the weather was good enough to go forward. “Regrettably he suffered a mechanical problem with his main propulsion system, which left him in the path of the storm,” Greene said. “We do not know when his engine problems began to occur, nor the rea-

sons for his engine problems.” The last message from the ship came Thursday morning, when the captain reported the El Faro was listing slightly at 15 degrees in strong winds and heavy seas. Some water had entered through a hatch that popped open.

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A tale of bathroom Looking at the lovely fall weather from cleaning horror indoors The tale I am about to tell you involves horror as you have never known it. The following words are so gruesome that only those with the purest of thoughts and strongest of stomachs will be able to suffer their indignity. This next string of sentences will forever creep into the dark corners of your mind. They will linger. And just when you thought you may have forgotten them … BAM there they return, true, trident and at the forefront of your everyday reminiscence. Read on with caution. This is a story about a bathroom, a woman and a dire cleaning related folly. Over the years the woman (let’s call her Lindsay) had developed some odd habits. Like consistently placing the cheese grater in a different place each time she unloaded the dishwasher. Sometimes it would be in the Tupperware drawer, sometimes in the serving plate cupboard. Perhaps she did this to keep her husband on his toes, or maybe she was just extremely absent minded … Nobody may ever know her reasoning and possibly that is exactly what she wanted. Another custom that had developed over the last few years was a compulsive need to use her on-suite bathroom rather than the main. Perhaps it dated back to that unfortunate evening of bad Chinese food and a house full of in-laws. OH how awful smells tend to linger longer! Over time her preference of using the tucked-safely-away bathroom for number two had evolved into using it for every single restroom break. And this was how it all began. It was mid afternoon, the kids were at school and Lindsay’s husband was at work. She decided that it would be a perfect time to clean the bathrooms. Lindsay had a pretty routine schedule when cleaning her homes lavatories. Once a week she would perform a good deep clean on the place as well as often popping in for a couple of quick wipe down’s here and there. However this week she realized she had not been in the main for quite some time. They’d been focusing on some home renovations and her usual cleaning routine had in truth fallen to pieces. It was in one gut punching moment that the idiocy of Lindsay’s weird and wonderful bathroom practice became painfully clear. How long had it actu-

ally been since she had entered this bathroom? Four days? Five? More like over a week. This was going to be bad. She walked into the place slowly, as to not anger the room, because at this point it LINDSAY seemed that at BROWN any moment the ME PLUS THREE bathroom would spring to life and swallow her up into a cranny of hard water stains and little curly hairs. She carried her cleaner in one hand and an oversized rag in the other. The product was good, there was no doubt about that, but was it good enough to remove the dried on tomato seeds that had crusted to the floor? Tomato seeds!? Why for the love of all things sane and logical would there be tomato seeds plastered on the bathroom floor? As she was on her hands and knees scrubbing, Lindsay happened to look upwards to find a glowering brown stain on her multi-coloured cloth shower curtain. “What the @#$% is that!?” She said aloud while feeling the tight squeeze of panic begin to rise up from her chest. Maybe it’s just chocolate. Perhaps just the remnant blot of a Kinder Surprise egg left on a Sophie’s fingers, nonchalantly wiped away on the drapery in the bathroom. Although that’s not what it looks like, Lindsay mulled to herself. That’s not what it smells like either, she muttered loudly and sort of insanely. It’s not poo. It can’t be poo. The words had become a mantra in Lindsay’s head as she neared the baffling russet stain. To this day she prefers not to think of the mark which will forever leave a tarnish on the innards of her soul. She doesn’t like to imagine how many adult human beings entered that main bathroom during her week of absence to discover the sordid chaos that she had so evidently neglected.

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The sun-drenched days of autumn have been even more achingly beautiful and sun-drenched than usual this year. It’s like living in the middle of a picture perfect postcard. Of course, in the midst of these crisp days where colours like old gold and tangerine and blood red flaunt themselves shamelessly beneath a sky so blue it hurts your eyes, some of us are confined to the indoors. How fair is that? I was having coffee with my daughters the other day, enjoying the little oasis in a day where the hours seem to disappear quicker than a genie in the bottle. I smiled at them, just happy, but they scowled back at me because they were not, apparently, in the same frame of mind. Summer is over, they moaned. School’s back in, it’s almost time for Halloween and we are missing all this beautiful weather. I thought of schoolrooms and learning and offices and computers and the end of daylight saving time and suddenly felt all sad right along with them. My girls carry on relentlessly, enjoying their own misery immensely while they sip their skinny lattes and discreetly sneak little pieces of my cookie until there is nothing left but crumbs. “I hope the kids understand the rules and don’t pick on us,” they whined. “I hope we get a little longer for lunch. I hope there are lots of adults on supervision at recess for the rest of the term.” “I’m sure the kids won’t pick on you too much, girls,” I say, soothingly. “After all, you are the teachers.” We look at each other and share a moment of delicious laughter enjoying the fact that we are all here together and the sun is streaming through the window, warming our bodies and our souls, and life is once again, simple and good. As I drove home later, squinting my eyes against the sun that had apparently moved west right along with me, I contemplated the facts of life we had manage to capsulate during our little coffee break. The rules of the school yard always seem to remain intact in some form or another, whether you are competing

in a blood sport like hockey or politics or simply an every day Joe public type person. Play nice. Share. Be kind. Remember the golden rule. I see in my mind’s eye the schoolrooms TREENA and chalkMIELKE boards of my school days, all LIFE black and white and orderly, with no delete button to erase or change the rules according to race, religion or finances. The rules were just as black and white as the chalkboard! We all knew, the children of the ‘50s and ‘60s, the days before iPhones and iPads and cell phones and laptops and white boards and smart boards, what the rules were. You started the day by saying The Lord’s prayer. You listened to your teacher. The strap was not only visible in the classroom. It was used. Parents sided with the teacher, and there wasn’t really any youth justice type committees to turn to if you felt justice was not being doled out appropriately and you were on your own to suffer the consequences of your actions. Despite all those rules that existed in the black and white chalkboard school days that etched out my childhood, it was fun being a kid. I smile as I remember and then my mind comes back to the present and the dazzling colours of fall. For the millionth time I wish I could paint enough word pictures to describe such beauty. I settle for awesome which is kind of lame, but, sadly, I’m already home and it’s time to make supper! Treena Mielke lives in Sylvan Lake and is editor of the Rimbey Review. She has been a journalist and columnist for more than 25 years. Treena is married to Peter and they have three children and six grandchildren.ftreena

Finding love, look for someone with similar self-esteem “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance” – Oscar Wilde, Irish author, playwright and poet “My boyfriend doesn’t like you,” she admitted reluctantly. “Your boyfriend?” I replied, mildly concerned. “Have I met him?” “No,” she replied. “Not really but he’s heard a lot about you.” “What has he heard?” I asked. “And from whom?” I was speaking to a young lady who had recently attended one of my self-esteem workshops. Shy at first, she became more engaged as the weekend progressed and by Sunday was leading many of the discussions. Her main issue was a history of abusive relationships. “Since I attended your self-esteem workshop, I’m looking at a lot of things differently,” she admitted, “and that includes my relationships. I told my boyfriend that I deserve better.” Healthy relationships develop when both parties feel confident about their voice and personal value. Nothing interferes with our ability to enjoy a healthy, loving and mutually respectful relationship than low self-esteem. If we believe ourselves to be unworthy of love and happiness, then we may unconsciously sabotage every potential relationship or, worse yet, settle for a relationship where our partner treats us in a way that matches our negative self-beliefs. Research into relationships has revealed that we’re likely to partner with someone who has a similar level of self-esteem to our own. If we have low self-esteem, we may be subconsciously attracted to others with low self-esteem. The opposite is also true, if we have high self-esteem, we are likely to attract or be attracted to others with high self-esteem. Therefore it follows that having low self-esteem could cause us to miss the chance to connect with a positive partner. Occasionally, low self-esteemers are attracted to high self-esteemers because they recognize the benefits such a relationship could provide – security being a primary motivator. Conversely, someone with high self-esteem could be attracted to a low self-esteemer. This is less likely but can happen when the attraction is

based solely or heavily on physical appearance. There is another category of low self-esteemers I refer to as performers. They can stage a convincing performance — coming across MURRAY as though they FUHRER have confidence EXTREME ESTEEM and self-assurance to spare. They can be tremendously charismatic and appear to have a high level of self-esteem when in fact it’s all a show. Actors, singers, politicians, military leaders, even writers sometimes fall into this category. High self-esteemers may find themselves attracted to these individuals and become involved, later wondering how they could have been so deceived. Relationships where self-esteem levels are mismatched have two typical outcomes. The first and perhaps the most obvious: the relationship ends when the “infatuation” period passes. Breakups are common owing

to insecurities and self-sabotaging behaviours on the part of the person with low self-esteem. A female in the relationship, for example, may have many male friends and this can trigger deep-rooted insecurities on the part of the male partner. This can lead to jealousy, arguments, manipulation and even passive-aggressive behaviour. The result is a growing resentment between the two parties. Collapse of the relationship is inevitable. The second outcome of a self-esteem mismatch is what I call the harmonizing effect. Over time, both parties begin to adjust to each other’s level of self-esteem, in the end striking a balance somewhere between the two extremes. I saw this play out when an acquaintance with exceptionally high self-esteem married a woman who was painfully insecure – almost to the point of being anti-social. Over time, and with the love and support of her husband, she began to adopt her partner’s higher self-esteem. Although never the life of the party, she did begin to feel better about herself and was certainly more confident and engaged as a person. If you suffer from low self-esteem, you may be reluctant to begin a relationship in the first place.

With low self-esteem, we often experience feelings of being unworthy or undeserving of love. As a result, we may decide that a loving relationship is something we could never attain or ultimately sustain. Consequently, this self-defeating belief may cause us to hesitate, to move away from actively pursuing love or to simply avoid love should the possibility appear. There is no greater barrier to a loving relationship than believing that you are unworthy of love. Feeling unworthy is almost always connected to low self-esteem. This lack of worth comes from a lack of self-love: if we cannot love ourselves, how can we express and accept love from others? If we’re unable to generate feelings of love and acceptance from within, we may look to others to provide approval and validation – viewing others not for who they are, but what they can do for us. Again, not a good foundation for a loving and lasting relationship. Maya Angelou, the American author and entertainer, was asked once in an interview about love. “I don’t trust

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WANTED TO BRING MOM AND DAD ON COUPLE’S HONEYMOON Dear Annie: My wife, “Kate,” and I are in our early 40s and have been married for 15 years. We have two children. Kate has a deeply troubling emotional dependence on her parents that shows no sign of changing. They wanted to come with us on our honeymoon, which I initially thought was a joke. It wasn’t. I flatly refused, and Kate became angry. Early in the marriage, I overlooked a lot of this overcloseness, because I thought she would eventually grow out of it when she became a wife and mother. But it hasn’t happened. Kate calls her parents every day and discusses all of our personal issues with them. She has let me know that they come before the rest of us and always will. We’ve tried counseling several times, but she cannot or will not change and it leaves me frustrated. The only reason I’m still in this marriage is because of my kids. I’m ready to find a girlfriend. What should I do? — Stuck in San Francisco Dear Stuck: Finding a girlfriend will not ease the problem with your wife, so let’s not do that. When someone marries, the spouse should always come before the parents, even though some parents don’t like that and may, in fact, encourage the grown child to put them first. This is unfair to the child, keeping them infantilized and dependent. Kate wasn’t mature enough to get married, but you expected her to change anyway. The fact that Kate phones her parents daily is not a big deal. But discussing personal marital issues with them allows them to be a bigger part of your marriage than they should be, and Kate refuses to change that. You need to determine which aspects of this are worth being upset about, and which are unimportant to the basic well-being of your children and your marriage. Please get counseling, with

or without Kate, so you can work on this. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Need Some Relief,” the couple in their 70s who were tired of hosting all the holiday dinners. When my mother got MITCHELL sick, my sisters & SUGAR chose to host ANNIE the big twicea-year family dinners. When Mom recovered, she still didn’t feel up to cooking for an army of children and grandchildren, so we did a potluck-style dinner. The sisters who keep kosher were in charge of cooking the turkey and other major dishes. My brother and I (who don’t keep kosher) brought raw ingredients and cooked at Mom’s. Of course, we all cleaned up after. We estimated the cost of all the ingredients and divided it equally. (Middle children are very stuck on “fair.”) Mom provided the location, plates, cups, etc. Mom said the only downside was that she didn’t have leftovers for the rest of the week. — Huntington, Massachusetts Dear Huntington: Thank you for pointing out how well things can turn out when everyone pitches in and no one expects Mom (or anyone else) to do all the heavy lifting. You found a way to make it work. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

HOROSCOPES Tuesday, October 6 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Amy Jo Johnson, 44; Britt Ekland, 72; Elisabeth Shue, 51 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Sun/ Pluto hook up makes for a volatile 24 hours. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: In 2016 travel and work are linked, as you expand your current contacts to include an influential international new crowd. Singles — love is waiting online. ARIES (March 21-April 19): The next 24 hours looks rather stressful, as something or someone irritates you and tests your limited patience. Don’t commit to a project until you’ve done all the required research first. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Relationships look problematic Bulls, as you or a loved one issue orders and ultimatums. More compromise and cooperation are needed if you want to

avoid tears before bedtime. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today favours communicating, connecting and conversing with others in creative ways. But avoid getting drawn into an argument with JOANNE MADELINE someone over MOORE business matters or joint fiSUN SIGNS nances. C A N C E R (June 21-July 22): Don’t be too black and white about relationship issues Crabs! There are many shades of grey at the moment, as you negotiate and navigate your way

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Three lynx kittens and their mother peer out from their enclosure on the first day the kittens were outside of their den and available for the public to see, at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa. Three kittens were born June 3, 2015 to mother Martina, upper right, and father Russell, who will be introduced to the kittens in about a month, according to Scott Mitchell, executive director of the Erie Zoo. through a changing romantic landscape. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There is the potential for power struggles, especially with authority figures or work colleagues. You’ll find the more demanding you are, the more difficult the next 24 hours will be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re at your talkative best and insensitive worst today Virgo. You’ve got plenty to say but make sure you take the time to listen, especially to a troubled child, teenager or friend. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When it comes to a personal issue or a family matter, you may have to ask some hard questions to discover what is really going on. You won’t get far if you continue to sit on the fence. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Sun links up with Pluto, which encourages your temperamental streak and your control-freak tendencies. The more stubborn you are, the more challenging the day and night will be. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Don’t underestimate the positive effect you can have on those around you. Personal projects need to be put on the back burner temporarily as you roll up your sleeves and help others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Being a controlling Capricorn will get you nowhere fast today. In order for your relationships to blossom, you need to give loved ones plenty of personal space and room to shine. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be careful how you communicate with others today. If you jump to conclusions or make flippant remarks, then there’ll be misunderstandings. Take the time to really listen to others. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Group activities look problematic, as someone tries to take over. Your natural inclination is to go into hibernation mode but, the more passive you are, the more stressful the day will be. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

Embrace your spouses interests to strengthen marriage Q: My husband and I were married this past spring. We had a great summer and especially enjoyed doing things together during the weekend. Then came fall — and with it college football season. I knew my husband was a fan, but now that we’re married I’d prefer to be spending Saturdays doing things together that we’re both interested in, rather than waiting around while he’s watching his alma mater on TV. Is this situation something I should be worried about? Jim: Couples often get married thinking the secret to marital bliss is having the exact same interests. It doesn’t take long for them to discover — like we all do — that we’re rarely just like our spouse. The good news is we don’t have to be. Successful marriages aren’t the result of perfect chemistry. They’re built, in part, by learning how to bring our separateness together. A local couple, Ted and Cindy, are a good example of this. They like to fish together nearly every weekend in the summer. Well, actually, Ted likes to fish. Cindy doesn’t really care for it, but she loves to read and loves the Colorado outdoors. So on Saturday

mornings, they drive into the Rocky Mountains, and he fly fishes while she sits on the bank and enjoys a book. They have a picnic together. They laugh. They talk. They enrich their marriage. But their deepJIM er connection DALY doesn’t come FOCUS ON THE about by forcing their individual FAMILY interests onto each other. It comes from bringing their “separateness” together. Differences can strengthen a couple’s bond rather than weaken it. But it takes patience and a willingness to embrace your spouse’s unique view of life. If you both will do that, you’ll discover a deeper intimacy with one another than you ever thought possible. Question: Can you suggest ways my spouse and I might use social media to

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FUHRER: Awareness and desire Maya Angelou, the American author and entertainer, was asked once in an interview about love. “I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves,” she said, “and then tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying, ‘Be care-

ful when a naked man offers you his shirt.’” Awareness and the desire for something better are always the first steps toward improving our self-esteem and situation. As with the young woman in the workshop, she had to feel deserving of something better before she could break her pattern of abusive relationships. If you’re in a relationship, think about your self-esteem and the

encourage each other and strengthen our marriage? Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: Author Neil Postman says that “every technology is both a burden and a blessing; not either-or, but this-and-that.” This is certainly true where online social networking is concerned. When used with wisdom and discernment, it can be an effective tool for strengthening marriages. Here are some suggestions how this idea might play out in practical terms: Connectivity. Social media serve marriages best when used to maintain a healthy connection between spouses. A husband or wife on a business trip can use Facebook to share new experiences with the entire family and to give them a sense of participating in the journey. It’s also a good way to hold yourself accountable by keeping family members posted on your activities and whereabouts. Enhancing relationships. Some research suggests that social media, when used appropriately, can actually add intensity and immediacy to faceto-face relationships. When used as a supplement to rather than a replacement for flesh-and-blood contact with effect it has had on the positive and negative aspects of your situation. This can be insightful. If a successful, loving relationship is something you desire, then continue to actively improve your self-esteem. You are laying the foundation for an improved sense of self and healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

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another human being, online communication can add new layers of intimacy and understanding to our interactions with those we love. Walking in the light. Husbands and wives who connect with old friends via Facebook may sometimes have unprecedented opportunities to enter into the details of one another’s personal histories. This can be tricky. It might become a source of tension, suspicion or jealousy if one of the partners’ old high school flames decides to put in a “friend” request. But such developments can be beneficial if they have the effect of eliminating secrets and shining a light on the past. Community. The healthiest marriages are those linked into a strong support group. Couples need other couples, and social media can be an effective tool for networking, discovering common interests with friends, organizing events and coordinating get-togethers. Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

She refuses to acknowledge her blatant fail at housewifery which continues to centre around the misstep of that one time she forgot to clean the bathroom. And finally she realized that maybe it would be wise to make a conscious effort to at least pop her head into the room every day — if not for her own bathroom use, for the good of all others who grace that particular porcelain throne. Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist.